# So they were indeed Nigerians

> Markdown version of https://brajeshwar.com/2004/so-they-were-indeed-nigerians/ — 2004-01-31

I have been having a hard time trying to block their e-mails, swear at them and they are manual spammers (likely) about making me rich with transfer of huge sum of money. I am not sure if the recent spurt of lucky lottery winnings are part of their gullible way to leech money from innocent people; may be even the Iraq gold, money transfer scams are from them.

Wired carried an article today, <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,62124,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_6" title="Netherlands nabs Nigeria Scammers">Netherlands Nabs Nigeria Scammers</a>.