You'll be aware, if you have a computer at all, that there are half a million businesspeople out there determined to make you rich if they can just put a million quid in your account for a few weeks, take out 800K and leave you with the difference by way of thanks. Often these generous offers come from Nigeria. If you could just send a surety, say £50,000, or your bank details...
These scams have been widespread for a good while now so credit to the Technology section in today's Guardian for getting some of the scammers to speak about what they do Well worth a look. You understand why they try this, to escape the grime.
What I still find difficult to comprehend is that anyone would fall for the things. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go because there's this pair of Swedish twins who are determined they need to "do it" for me...
