Scambaiting Gets Comical; Internet Scammers All Dressed Up

Nurse Nasty writes "Scambaiting is a fun and relaxing full-contact email sport. It's all about baiting Internet and email scammers into exposing themselves and sharing that humiliation with the entire world. Recently I baited four different groups of Internet scammers into being comic book action super-heroes, and then giving them their own 10-page graphic novel. It's a bit of fun and eduction through entertainment." (Warning: The comic contains a bit of naughty language.)

My lovely dear

[palegray.net]

I am intrigued by your offer, and would like to subscribe to your newsletter. Before I do so, I must inform you that I am the deposed son of a deceased diplomat, and I would like to enlist your aid in moving the sum of $12 million out of my country from a secret account. Please reply (and subscribe me to) [e-mail]. Yours in Faith, Balatruyiah Malkorurtink

Re:Link Dead

[LostCluster]

Let's make a 10-page graphic novel and talk about it on /.! That's sure to make a profit... for our web host!

Slashbaiting

[lucm]

> Scambaiting is a fun and relaxing full-contact email sport. It's all about baiting Internet and email scammers into exposing themselves and sharing that humiliation with the entire world.

Slashbaiting is even better: have someone posting a mildly funny story to generate trafic for their website, only to make their web server go down in flames in only a few minutes of exposure on Slashdot.

("Yes Mr Advertiser, I got 200k visitors on my website last January. 199,997 of them between 5h and 5h10 on Jan 3, but still...").

Re:My lovely dear

[symes]

God bless you dearest Balatruyiah - my fellow church members and I are delighted to help someone so neady at their time of greatest nead. I will send our account information as soon as you can confirm you are wearing the needed stockings, suspenders and rubber chicken. When you take the photos please do ensure you have "humped in heaven" written across your brow so we know it's you.

Re:Diary of a Slashdot User

[arjan_t]

Nothing like shooting the shit with your pals after a long day of watching Star Trek VHS tapes.

Drag yourself into 2010 man, Star Trek is on Blu-ray now...

(and yes, 1985 called, they do want their VHS tapes back)

Brilliant Troll is Brilliant

[iamapizza]

Ye Olde Rofl [blogspot.com].

Re:Who are the victims?

[SD-Arcadia]

What they do is merely an up-to-date trick of the tradeless. Beggars, hobos, petty thieves with an internet connection. A criminal enterprise ofcourse, but reverse-baiting them in vigilante fashion just reeks of classism and racism. I don't find it not much funnier than putting monopoly bills in a beggar's can.

The biggest scam is soap

[Laebshade]

Yes. The biggest scam is soap. And antibacterial soap.

Washing your body with soap gets rid of important bacteria, which upsets the balance of your skin, and causes odor. The next time you take a shower/bath, try scrubbing with a clean, wet cloth. No soap. No shampoo or conditioner.

I haven't used soap, shampoo, or hair conditioner in 3 days, and I have no smell, my hair is healthier than ever, and my skin is no longer dry/scaly. I take showers to wash off the extra sweat/oil on my skin, but I only use a wet cloth. Read this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-477378/Six-weeks-wash-The-soapless-experiment.html [dailymail.co.uk] - the woman went 6 weeks without washing, even if it's just a quick run under the shower.

Re:The biggest scam is soap

[Blakey Rat]

Wow, way to blow away all of those Slashdotter stereotypes!!