Words of the day: Wale Williams
It's finally happened. After years feeling as if I have been left out of some huge party, barred at the doors by the big guys in the sharp suits, I have finally received an e-mail from a Nigerian advance fee fraud scammer, one Mr Wale Williams. I'm sure most of you have heard from Mr Williams, or one of his colleagues, at some point or other, so I'll spare you all the gory details. What's interesting is that the university at which I perform my research has a fairly powerful spam filter, sometimes even too powerful. It amazes me that this e-mail has somehow squirmed its way through. I almost want to congratulate the guy for his tenacity. For those of you interested in these kinds of scams, there is a facinating website out there which delights in stringing the scammers along, and even manages to get money out of them at times. Have a look at http://www.whatsthebloodypoint.com/. It's an education in how to do things right.