Some sweeeet justice for those @$$h0!e$ who continue to annoy my spam filter:
A Nigerian court has sentenced a woman to two and half years in jail after she pleaded guilty to fraud charges in the country’s biggest e-mail scam case…
Typically fraudsters send out junk e-mails around the world promising recipients a share in a fortune in return for an advance fee. Those who pay never receive the promised windfall.
Take THAT, Amaka Anajemba! You scammer! That’s what you get for lying about your dead husband/uncle/ferret’s secret fortune that you needed my help in claiming. Sadly, the example you set is too addictive to not emulate:
Scams have become so successful in Nigeria that antisleaze campaigners say swindling is one of the country’s main foreign exchange earners after oil, natural gas and cocoa.
Oil, gas, cocoa and email fraud? Are you kidding me?
Anajemba’s sentencing by a Lagos High Court on Friday is the first major conviction since the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was established in 2003 to crack down on Nigeria’s thriving networks of e-mail fraudsters.
The agency said in a statement that the judgment was a “landmark achievement by EFCC in the fight against advance fee fraud, corruption and other related crimes.”
When they say “thriving” they mean it; 200 junk e-mail/scam suspects have been arrested in the last two years, $200 million worth of loot has been confiscated and ten other people have been convicted.
Here’s my main point– After wading through all of this justice via CNet, I read THIS about Nigeria. Apparently, it is
Ranked the world’s second most corrupt country after Bangladesh by sleaze watchdog Transparency International
What?! What the hell is Bangladesh doing? I don’t get email scams from any enterprising Bongs. Why does THIS have to be the one contest Bangladesh wins?Is it because of this?
“Systemic corruption poses a serious challenge to efforts to promote good governance in Bangladesh,” said Professor Muzaffer Ahmad, Chief Researcher on a new report published today by Transparency International. Urgent steps are needed to address “the lack of laws on political party finance, poor service conditions and low salary structure for public officials, and the fact that key watchdog agencies lack adequate, well-trained and skilled staff,” said Professor Ahmad.
this?
The TI report also points to an urgent need to address extremely high levels of corruption in the police through better training and a more professional career structure and service conditions. The authors call for a strengthening of the independence and professionalism of the lower judiciary. Measures are necessary to ensure “transparency of proceedings, closer supervision, monitoring and evaluation of judges’ performance, frequent inspection of the lower courts by the higher courts, and clear guidelines on sanctions for misconduct of court officials”.
Perhaps it’s THIS:
“Corruption, lack of transparency and accountability in public life continue to be a burden on the economy,” states the report. Over the past decade, negative points have included “deterioration of law and order, non-governance, lack of implementation of election pledges, political instability, abuse of governmental power and lack of access for public’s redress for human rights violations”.
Sigh.
:+:
A slightly interesting and potentially controversial aside related to the composition of this post is on my blog right now. I didn’t care to restart identity drama here.
Aah… but you must definitely admire how these scams are, like my professor put it, “exercises in persuasion” and are “novel with regard to their rich creativity” and (finally) “fecund”.
He might have had a point: http://www.quatloos.com/cm-niger/nigerian_scam_letter_museum.htm
Might I add that I dropped the sadist bastard’s class?
If you excessive freetime and a healthy imagination you have only one recourse (works well with Russian mail order brides as well)
See the Wikipedia entry for Nigera. These frauds are an important part of the Nigerian economy 🙂
Ferrets … did someone say ferrets? If only I knew that that last email of Virgil Walls’ was going to save his ferret or its money, I wouldn’t have deleted it so exuberantly … sniff 😉
While the scammers are reprehensible, I can’t seem to find any sympathy for the scammed.
this one is my favorite…
Who are these idjuts that have sent $200 million on the basis of spam and other fun fraud?
Loved the link, DD. Hey, if you think about it, couldnt we say scams involving people in (spiritual) distress a pretty big source of income for a lot of people in the American South, too? Im talking about the tv evangelists, of course, them with their earnest calls for donations, their ‘Call Now!!’ TFNs, and their private jets. Wonder how many millions that would add up to. Could give Ms Anajemba a run for her husband’s fortune, don’t you think?
/* — Perhaps the corrupt Bangladeshis are not net savvy thanks to one a big Submarine-cable corruption case crippling the country — */
I have shed some light on the causes & complexions of corruptions in Bangladesh here.
My suggestions to minimize corruptions in govt. sector were:
My two cents on India’s commendable & effective efforts to curb corruption is: * PAN and other taxation systems * Computerization of maximum govt. records and access via SMS & WEB * Open and investigative media
So you see technology plays a major role here and India is the leader in this region in this regard.
Oh No, 419eater.com will have no one to make fun of now! 🙁
You have to read the one where they a scammed a Indian scammer. Be careful you might hurt yourself laughing, and check out the trophy room.
There are MORE THEN TEN LACKS suit / litigation pending in the Court of Bangladesh which are increasing everyday,
Most of these are due to force full occupation of land of innocent land owner having law full title right and documents by the Local Miscreants (Commonly known as Social Worker) most of such occurrence are largely in DHAKA CITY & Other Areas also
Surprisingly Government Organization like Land Survey Department , Settlement Office and their Subordinate Office Encouraged & Patronizes such type of force full occupation due to ABSENCE OF TORT LAW in Bangladesh and lack of accountability of the official also .
Our Law Ministry, Ministry of Land, Ministry of Local Government & Home Ministry may kindly take action at earliest possible time to help and stop such process by amending the concern laws
It will be highly appreciated if you kindly circulate the above in possible way for creating awareness among the local people and international community.
Peoples