And when do you think Yahoo will get something done about it?
2006-10-04 04:52:18 · 9 answers · asked by David C 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Yes, but I do not think yahoo can just root out all of them Nigerian scammers because due to technicality of internet law.
Here's known fact.
1. Yahoo chat started to record ip address of each individual entering chat. However, there's no indication how they would apply and use those information.
2. Nigerian scammers usually use multiple ip address to elude locating their main location.(Proxy, etc.)
3. It's your judgment call.
Best thing you can do is just ignore all the Nigerian chatters counter any possilbe headache from Nigerian scammers, but of course you would be also restricting other Nigerians who has nothing to do with any scamming. Considering this as factor, it would cut down your chance of being scammed upto 90% by Nigerian scammer.(There are other factors: Virus, Phish mail, Phish sites, etc.)
2006-10-04 05:10:31 · answer #1 · answered by Dj Noeck 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i said this my first actual day 2 years in the past. i have even been to blame of violating the no chatting rule (no longer lately even with the actuality that). that's in simple terms the nature of the beast. An open question/answer website will in simple terms evidently bring about off-surpassed speaking among human beings. I say there should be no longer some thing incorrect with own acknowledgments in human beings's solutions, carefully. yet out and out chatting could don't have everywhere right here.
2016-12-04 06:28:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got a new computer and Email name and havent gotten in the chat rooms yet.I had too much trouble before when I was in them.I am having fun just answering and asking questions on here.No smart stuff here.Besides I can check my spelling before I send it .Too bad more people dont do that.Signed,Free little Lillie
2006-10-04 05:27:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They ruin it for all of the legitimate Nigerian oil moguls looking for an off-shore account to park their millions.
2006-10-04 05:00:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are everywhere are they are no longer solely Nigerians, other countries of low income have joined the bandwagon.
I don't think there is anything Yahoo! can possibly do about it really and it's quite frustrating.
2006-10-04 05:02:06 · answer #5 · answered by alloy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, They asked me to go in with them and act as the next of kin so we could get money and split it. Theres one from China too!! Watch out for her she is very seductive!!!
2006-10-04 05:02:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
take care david there are not just from
Nigerian i dont use chat room or myspace at all
just q&a on pc problem page ,
2006-10-04 04:59:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
and always when i start chating the first thing that they ask me is if i know how to hack credit cards
so
2006-10-04 05:01:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are everywhere.
They are on EBay and other auction sites too.
2006-10-04 04:55:13 · answer #9 · answered by rktavi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋