Sadly, the 419 scams are back, and considering the state of the economy as of late, are probably only going to get worse.
They seem to be particularly persistent with small businesses that make things, obviously figuring out that any business owner would "love" a big order that's "prepaid" on a credit card.
Recently, we even fell for a 419 scam, partway, at least. Here's a photo of a banner, printed as part of an "order" from a 419 scammer.
It seems that Reverend Bently Cole was kind enough to trick our own staff ( a Reverend's wife, no less) into thinking his order for "God" banners was real.
Fortuantely our losses were a minimum, our egos bruised mainly. BUT serves as a vivid reminder of the cleverness of web scammers.
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