Will the Real Bill Gates Please Stand Up

This blog mentioned the philanthropy of Bill Gates and apparently people thought the real Bill Gates had posted to it. So they started asking for money in this poor blogger's comments. Of course, like flies to the stink, some 419 scammers found their way there too. Thanks to BoingBoing.

One of my favorite sites to check in on once in a while is 419eater.com which baits the 419 scammers (Nigerian Internet scam artists) into doing things like taking pictures of themselves wearing stupid signs. Here's two such signs:

Thanks to Robert for pointing me to 419eater.com.

Posted by Mike Waugh at April 16, 2004 10:35 PM