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This page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference. His book of these nigerian scam interactions was published in 2015 and is available on amazon. Perhaps feeling constrained by even the comic novels limitations, ferguson has entered the ranks of literary novelists with 419, a story that follows a canadian editor from her comfortable life in calgary to neoliberalisms lawless frontiers in the oil and blooddrenched streets and backwaters of nigeria. Yet nigerias 419 scammers have a far longer pedigree than most people realise. First, as we always warn, dont click on links or attachments that claim to have sensational news or pictures of celebrities and other famous people from pop stars to politicians. There have been some pretty ingenious scambaiting techniques throughout the ages, but getting a scammer. Amazon get report has become the colossus of the retail world, as the company has grown from 40 million amazon prime members in 2015 to 80 million members in 2017. Amazon customer service scam targets your financial data. She wrote him first, on a thursday evening in december 20. Adaobi tricia nwaubani is the author of i do not come to you by chance, a debut novel set amidst the perilous world of. Advancefee or 419 scams, known by the section of the nigerian criminal code that outlaws fraud, took on a global character when oil prices crashed along with the national economy. I went there after seeing a lot of fuss about 99 cent books.