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...downright illegal or fraudulent. One wildly popular form of spam, commonly referred to as the “Nigerian” or “4-1-9” scam (surely you’ve seen the e-mails—from the ex-wife of late Nigerian president GENERAL SANI ABACHA or what have you, claiming that she’ll give you a $10 million commission just for helping her temporarily store her inheritance in your American bank account), dates back in some form to the 1920s. At that time it involved real letters (with stamps?...

Author: By Matthew A. Gline, | Title: Canning Spam | 5/21/2004 | See Source »

...This attack was supposed to be the last one; they wanted to finish us all." ABDULLAHI ABDULLAHI, a member of the Council of Elders in the Nigerian town of Yelwa, describing attacks by Christian tribesmen on the town's Muslim residents. At least 630 people, mostly Muslim, have been killed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim: May 17, 2004 | 5/17/2004 | See Source »

...This attack was supposed to be the last one; they wanted to finish us all." ABDULLAHI ABDULLAHI, a member of the council of elders in the Nigerian town of Yelwa, speaking of attacks by Christian tribesmen on Yelwa's Muslim residents. At least 630 people, mostly Muslim, have been killed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 5/10/2004 | See Source »

According to Xu and his attorney Arnold Abelow, Xu sent the investors’ money to a Nigerian investment group and expected a $50 million return. The police are investigating Abelow’s claim that Xu invested with the Nigerian group...

Author: By Evan M. Vittor, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cancer Researcher Charged with Larceny | 4/5/2004 | See Source »

BUDGET: $22.4 MILLION Its first satellite was built by Britain and launched by Russia last year but is controlled by Nigerian scientists in the capital, Abuja...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Race For Space: Look Out For Nigeria | 2/16/2004 | See Source »

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