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The Deep History of Email Scams (2013) (theappendix.net)
26 points by benbreen on Feb 26, 2018 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


Back in 1993, my family computer business in Pittsburgh received a 419 scam physical letter actually mailed from Nigeria. It was hand written, hand placed stamp, and mailed to our company PO box. I found it fascinating, kept it for several years as an intriguing item. I can only assume they had sent out hundreds to businesses listed in the phone book. We certainly didn't have a website yet in 1993.




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