Date: 10/08/05 (Java Web)    Keywords: no keywords

The Internet entrepreneurs of Nigeria received Ig Nobel prize this year "for creating and then using e-mail to distribute a bold series of short stories, thus introducing millions of readers to a cast of rich characters — General Sani Abacha, Mrs. Mariam Sanni Abacha, Barrister Jon A Mbeki Esq." The scams (also known as 419 scams) [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/nigerian-419-scammers-wins-ignoble-prize-for-literature/