Kasper Hauser toys with a Nigerian scammer

Mark Frauenfelder 3:33 pm Mon Apr 16, 2007

A member of the howlingly funny comedy sketch troupe, Kasper Hauser, had some fun with a Nigerian scammer, sharing the email exchange he had with the greedy criminal.

Mr. Shaish,

My fax number is 415.268.0709, and my phone number
is a Bimmelman's Business transaction decoder (type
II) are you guys ok with GSM/GPRS lines? If not, I'll
need to give you a dolphin decoder. But I'll need
some sort of rotary code from you, either way. For now
just send it on Ahonotu 0409 Mark I (Miami) and just
tell the operator it's a "double-glazer".

Link (Via Why, That's Delightful!)

Previously on Boing Boing:

• Nigerian Letter scammer convinced to carve replica Commodore 64

• County treasurer in Michigan falls for Nigerian scam

• NPR "Xeni Tech": Scambaiters and Monty Python, 419-style

• Turning Nigerian gold into golden comedy, the prankster way

• 419 victim shoots Nigerian diplomat

• Automated Nigerian scam response

• Nigerian spam used as Quicktime soliloquy

• Busting a 419 scammer spammer

• Nigerian money collectors use hyenas and baboons to collect debts

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