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I Flew to Lagos and Got Beaten Up Because of a Nigerian Email Scam

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Re: I Flew to Lagos and Got Beaten Up Because of a Nigerian Email Scam

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"I’m superstitious, so one night I told myself, All right, if I win a game of hearts with less than 15 points, I’ll do it. I’d never scored that low in my life, so when I landed at 11 points, I thought it was a sign and decided to buy a ticket."

There's your problem right there. People like this are prone to other irrational thinking. I would bet that the vast majority of people who fall for this stuff are also deeply religious.

Re: I Flew to Lagos and Got Beaten Up Because of a Nigerian Email Scam

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The world is perfectly just. You never get something for nothing.

God says... you_think_you_could_do_better bank enough_said God Icarus straighten_up awesome fer_sure Okilydokily Boo hippy Ghost delightful nerd Catastrophic_Success caution no_you_cant kludge You_fix_it bye you're_no_fun nerd insane not

Highs and lows balance. Joseph in the bible was wrongly imprisoned for 7 years for false rape. Then, he ruled Egypt. Yer fucked.

Re: I Flew to Lagos and Got Beaten Up Because of a Nigerian Email Scam

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"I’m superstitious, so one night I told myself, All right, if I win a game of hearts with less than 15 points, I’ll do it. I’d never scored that low in my life, so when I landed at 11 points, I thought it was a sign and decided to buy a ticket." There's your problem right there. People like this are prone to other irrational thinking. I would bet that the vast majority of people who fall for this stuff are also deepl…

was going to say exactly this.

Re: I Flew to Lagos and Got Beaten Up Because of a Nigerian Email Scam

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"I’m superstitious, so one night I told myself, All right, if I win a game of hearts with less than 15 points, I’ll do it. I’d never scored that low in my life, so when I landed at 11 points, I thought it was a sign and decided to buy a ticket." There's your problem right there. People like this are prone to other irrational thinking. I would bet that the vast majority of people who fall for this stuff are also deepl…

One comment in and, bam, random religion bashing.

Stay classy, HN.

Re: I Flew to Lagos and Got Beaten Up Because of a Nigerian Email Scam

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"I’m superstitious, so one night I told myself, All right, if I win a game of hearts with less than 15 points, I’ll do it. I’d never scored that low in my life, so when I landed at 11 points, I thought it was a sign and decided to buy a ticket." There's your problem right there. People like this are prone to other irrational thinking. I would bet that the vast majority of people who fall for this stuff are also deepl…

One comment in and, bam, random religion bashing. Stay classy, HN.

How is religion as superstition religious bashing? I'm talking about correlations, not morality or religious truth.

The stay classy thing is overused.

Re: I Flew to Lagos and Got Beaten Up Because of a Nigerian Email Scam

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post #2

"I’m superstitious, so one night I told myself, All right, if I win a game of hearts with less than 15 points, I’ll do it. I’d never scored that low in my life, so when I landed at 11 points, I thought it was a sign and decided to buy a ticket." There's your problem right there. People like this are prone to other irrational thinking. I would bet that the vast majority of people who fall for this stuff are also deepl…

I nearly choked on my water when I read his method for vetting it.

Also, I take a slight offense at that last part...

Re: I Flew to Lagos and Got Beaten Up Because of a Nigerian Email Scam

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You fly to Lagos with the willful intent to aid in the stealing of $1M from the Nigerian government and its people, but get beaten up instead. Your error, as you see it, is not that you were greedy and corrupt enough to steal other people's money. But that you were stupid enough to fall for the scam and have the tables turned on you. Interesting.
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