People actually fall for Nigerian scams
Thursday, January 15, 2009

I honestly thought this "Nigerian scamming business" was a waste of time. Leamington man loses $150,000 in Nigerian scam:
John Rempel said he quit his truck driving job, lost friends, borrowed money and crossed the globe in pursuit of a non-existent inheritance, after he was contacted by e-mail in what is known as a Nigerian 419 scam.
Rempel said he borrowed $55,000 from an uncle in Mexico and his parents gave him $60,000 on credit to cover fees for transferring $12.8 million into his name.
“They’re in it now because of me,” said Rempel, 22, breaking into sobs. “If it wasn’t for me, nobody would be in this mess. You think things will work out, but it doesn’t. It’s a very bad feeling. I had lots of friends.
“I never get calls anymore from my friends. You know, a bad reputation.”
His troubles began in July 2007. He said he got an e-mail from someone claiming to be a lawyer with a client named David Rempel who died in a 2005 bomb attack in London, England, and left behind $12.8 million.
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article - check
stupid - check
funny - ...
HAHAHA
loool.. is he for real?
Those people deserve to have no friends anymore!
HAHAHAHAHA I love it
It must be a defect in the gene pool of that family. Note that his Uncle gave him 55K and his parents gave him 60K. They didn't ask what it was for? And if they did and he told them this crazy story, they all deserve to lose their money.