““the scammer can invite the gullible people to reveal themselves. How? By sending out such a ridiculous letter—including prominent mentions of Nigeria—that only a gullible person would take it seriously. Anyone with an ounce of sense or experience would immediately trash an e-mail like this. “The scammer wants to find the guy who hasn’t heard of it,” Herley says. “Anybody who doesn’t fall off their chair laughing is exactly who he wants to talk to.””
