Finally a scam that I like.

Now most ie 99.99999% of internet scams are done to innocent people who are lacking in a bit of common sense by people just motivated by greed, and yes so is this but this well it amused the hell outta me:

"Several thousand Saudi Arabian men have gone to Iraq to fight for al Qaeda. Not surprising for the country that supplied 15 or the 19 terrorists who carried out the 911 attacks. But this has provided opportunities for crooks in Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Syria. When these fellows find out about a young man who has gone off on jihad to Iraq, they contact his parents with the news that their son is in trouble, and that money can make it all better. The story varies, from the kid getting kidnapped, or arrested, in Syria or Iraq. The families, whether they approved of their lad’s terrorist intentions or not, are usually eager to get him back. Money is sent, and the scammers are never heard from again."

** Makes me wonder how long it will be before some cleric makes a fatwa against internet scams. The full story on the link above.

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