Trajan
Veteran
They are deliberately implausible and misspelt
Scammers have to go to a lot of effort to successfully extract money from their victims.
"Each respondent to a Nigerian 419 [advance fee fraud] email requires a large amount of interaction...each potential target represents an investment decision."
The most profitable way to earn money through email scams, Hurley finds, is to only invest in those targets most likely to pay out, rather than maximising the number of targets "attacked". This is why 419 emails contain fabulous stories that most people find laughable - or that savvy internet users will see through with a quick search or based on their experience.
Nigerian scam emails 'deliberately implausible'
They're genius. They allow the gullible to self-select. We all thought their hustle was crude and clumsy but they're finessing on a higher plane.
Scammers have to go to a lot of effort to successfully extract money from their victims.
"Each respondent to a Nigerian 419 [advance fee fraud] email requires a large amount of interaction...each potential target represents an investment decision."
The most profitable way to earn money through email scams, Hurley finds, is to only invest in those targets most likely to pay out, rather than maximising the number of targets "attacked". This is why 419 emails contain fabulous stories that most people find laughable - or that savvy internet users will see through with a quick search or based on their experience.
Nigerian scam emails 'deliberately implausible'
They're genius. They allow the gullible to self-select. We all thought their hustle was crude and clumsy but they're finessing on a higher plane.
