Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWoman Pleads Guilty to Scamming Nigerian Scam Artists
http://slatest.slate.com/posts/2012/02/23/scammed_scammers_australian_woman_steals_money_from_nigerian_online_racketeers.htmlAustralia's Courier Mail brings us this rather ironic piece of news to brighten our day: An Australian woman nearly made off with more than $30,000 after pulling her own scam on a bunch of Nigerian scam artists.
Sarah Jane Cochrane-Ramsey pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of aggravated robbery and will be sentenced next month for her failed attempt at online robbery. The 23-year-old apparently signed up as an "agent" for the car-selling Internet scam back in March 2010, allowing the Nigerians to deposit the dirty money from their "sales" straight to her Australian account. Under the agreement, she would keep 8 percent and then transfer the rest to a Nigerian account. Instead, she kept all of the cash, most of which she reportedly spent on herself.
Perhaps even more curiously, Cochrane-Ramsey told the judge Thursday that she had no idea that she was involved in any scam besides her own, denying herself the defense that she was somehow attempting to give her fellow scammers a taste of their own medicine. She was caught when the car buyers who were being ripped off went to the police, who traced the cash back to Cochrane-Ramsey's account.
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
3 replies, 1247 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (6)
ReplyReply to this post
3 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Woman Pleads Guilty to Scamming Nigerian Scam Artists (Original Post)
xchrom
Feb 2012
OP
Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)1. Imagine that, a thief with no honor.
Whatever is this world coming to when even a common thief no longer has any decency or moral scruples?
Makes one lose their faith in human nature.
MADem
(135,425 posts)2. I think the fact that she scammed a bunch of scammers, regardless of her lack of motive in that
regard, should be a factor in mitigation when it comes to her sentencing!
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)3. The biggest surprise is that there was cash!
Who sends Nigerian scammers money? If you haven't heard of their scams by now, you ought to turn off the internet and just read books!