OT - Nigerian Pigeon Drop Scam

From: Carlos Murillo <cmurillo_at_emtelsa.multi.net.co>
Date: Thu May 24 11:37:18 2001

At 08:38 AM 5/24/01 -0700, you wrote:
>--- brian roth <brian.roth_at_firstniagarabank.com> wrote:
>> Next time you take a cruise, ask the captain what country the ship is
>> registered in. Most likely it will be Nigeria.
>
>I thought the favored nation for cruise lines was Liberia (for its liberal
>inspection requirements, among other things). They do mention in the fine
>print on TV ads the registry of the ship.
>
>-ethan

Liberia is correct. There are also tax and registry cost issues.

carlos.

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Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez carlos_murillo_at_nospammers.ieee.org
Received on Thu May 24 2001 - 11:37:18 BST