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March 22, 2005
Spamstorm
Since I started using cybercafes in Ghana two weeks ago, spamming to my Yahoo! email account has increased more than fivefold. Coincidence?
Some Ghanaians warned me that no matter how much care I took, people would be peering over my shoulder at these places and noting down all my information. They blame it on Nigerians and Liberians. (There's a scapegoat for every situation, eh?!).
Posted by Cathryn Poff at March 22, 2005 2:51 PM
Comments
Hey Catherine-I'm with blaming it on Canada. Miss you-but am certainly enjoying your stories.
Posted by: Mary at March 22, 2005 11:49 PM
But have you received any spam from alleged relatives of various deposed African and Middle Eastern presidents who want you to wire them thousands of dollars? (Or is the anti-419'ing campaign working?)
Thanks for the updates--very interesting stuff.
Posted by: Chrys at March 23, 2005 12:11 AM