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[[Category:The Modern Rogue Episodes]]
{{Infobox Episode|
 title  = Why People Still Fall for the Nigerian Email Scam|
 number = 57|
 date   = March 17, 2017|
 length = 14:39|
 hosts  = [[Brian Brushwood]], [[Jason Murphy]]|
 guests = }}

==Summary==
Brian stumbled onto the perfect get-rich-quick scheme! Then some men in suits showed up, and this informative episode is serving as Brian's community service.

Hmm, maybe Jason was onto something...

==Description==
* [https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=1016390&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1 The original Something Awful forum thread for the P-P-P-Powerbook]
* [https://theguardian.com/technology/2008/nov/15/internet-usa Article from The Guardian on Janella Spears, the 419 victim]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=ADt_cfF0ubYC Every Day Is an Atheist Holiday by Penn Jillette]
* [http://ultrascan-agi.com/public_html/html/pdf_files/Pre-Release-419_Advance_Fee_Fraud_Statistics_2013-July-10-2014-NOT-FINAL-1.pdf 419 Fraud Statistics, 2013]

==Full Episode==
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==Extended Outtakes==
<youtube>eZrNLj4Hk7k</youtube>

==Fun Facts==
* Brian was in the middle of being sick for this episode.
* This episode was shot right before the foggy drone intro shoot.

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* [http://youtube.com/scamstuff Outtakes & BTS]
* [[The Modern Rogue Show List|Show List]]

{{Succession box|
preceded = Detecting a Wire and Hidden Spy Cams|
followed = Testing Ninja Stars with a Slingshot}}