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the ability to blacklist a range of known offenders would help quite a lot. Further, being able to whitelist numbers would help. But it would be great if foreig

the ability to blacklist a range of known offenders would help quite a lot. Further, being able to whitelist numbers would help. But it would be great if foreign nations' governments would stop turning a blind eye to these scams. India is a well known hotspot. The Nigerian scam is so named for a reason and is practically a national sport. To show just how pervasive it is, there was even a hit song about cheating Westerners ("I go chop your dollar"). Caller ID that isn't trivially spoofed wouldn't hurt, either. Curiously, I had two "microsoft tech support" robo-voice robocalls just tonight. The bastards.

fegul 8y ago
Did you mean the Nigerian song by P-Square featuring the words "chop my money"? Because that's not about scamming.
- jackhack 8y ago
  No. It's called "I go chop your dollar", by Nkem Owoh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_YjvC4ndzM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_YjvC4ndzM Lyrics I done suffer no be small / Upon say I get sense / Poverty no good at all, no / Na im make I join this business / 419 no be thief, it's just a game / Everybody dey play em / if anybody fall mugu, / ha! my brother I go chop em / National Airport na me get em / National Stadium na me build em / President na my sister brother / You be the mugu, I be the master / Oyinbo man I go chop your dollar, / I go take your money and disappear / 419 is just a game, you are the loser I am the winner / The refinery na me get em, / The contract, na you I go give em / But you go pay me small money make I bring em / you be the mugu, I be the master… / na me be the master ooo!!!! / When Oyinbo play wayo, / dey go say na new style / When country man do him own, / them go dey shout: bring em, kill em, die! / That Oyinbo people greedy, I say them greedy / I don't see them tire / That's why when they fall into my trap o! / I dey show them fire" Translated by Azuka Nzegwu and Adeolu Ademoyo. I am suffering greatly / and I get this idea (or wise) / poverty is not good at all / and I decide to join this business (scam) / 419 is not a criminal act but a game / Everybody will play / but if you are fool / I will chop your money / Chorus: I own the National Airport / I built the National Stadium / The president is my sister's brother / You are the fool and I am the master / White man, I will eat your dollar / I will take your money and disappear / 419 is just a game, you are the loser and I am the winner / I own the refinery / I will give you the contract / But you will have to pay me a small fee before I bring them / You are the fool, I am the master / I am the master!!!! / When whites scam / it is said that it is a new style / But when the country man does the same / White people shout: bring them, kill them, die! / White people are greedy, I say they are greedy / I have seen through them deeply (or very well) / So, when they fall into my trap / I will show them fire (or showing someone who is the real boss by treating them harshly)

fegul 8y ago

Did you mean the Nigerian song by P-Square featuring the words "chop my money"? Because that's not about scamming.

jackhack 8y ago
No. It's called "I go chop your dollar", by Nkem Owoh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_YjvC4ndzM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_YjvC4ndzM Lyrics I done suffer no be small / Upon say I get sense / Poverty no good at all, no / Na im make I join this business / 419 no be thief, it's just a game / Everybody dey play em / if anybody fall mugu, / ha! my brother I go chop em / National Airport na me get em / National Stadium na me build em / President na my sister brother / You be the mugu, I be the master / Oyinbo man I go chop your dollar, / I go take your money and disappear / 419 is just a game, you are the loser I am the winner / The refinery na me get em, / The contract, na you I go give em / But you go pay me small money make I bring em / you be the mugu, I be the master… / na me be the master ooo!!!! / When Oyinbo play wayo, / dey go say na new style / When country man do him own, / them go dey shout: bring em, kill em, die! / That Oyinbo people greedy, I say them greedy / I don't see them tire / That's why when they fall into my trap o! / I dey show them fire" Translated by Azuka Nzegwu and Adeolu Ademoyo. I am suffering greatly / and I get this idea (or wise) / poverty is not good at all / and I decide to join this business (scam) / 419 is not a criminal act but a game / Everybody will play / but if you are fool / I will chop your money / Chorus: I own the National Airport / I built the National Stadium / The president is my sister's brother / You are the fool and I am the master / White man, I will eat your dollar / I will take your money and disappear / 419 is just a game, you are the loser and I am the winner / I own the refinery / I will give you the contract / But you will have to pay me a small fee before I bring them / You are the fool, I am the master / I am the master!!!! / When whites scam / it is said that it is a new style / But when the country man does the same / White people shout: bring them, kill them, die! / White people are greedy, I say they are greedy / I have seen through them deeply (or very well) / So, when they fall into my trap / I will show them fire (or showing someone who is the real boss by treating them harshly)