Jason Pfeiffer
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Because once you know that, you can start to construct an actual answer. I appreciate it.
Because once you know that, you can start to construct an actual answer. I appreciate it.
Because once you know that, you can start to construct an actual answer. I appreciate it.
I was very proud of it. They're called 419 scams, those Nigerian 419 scams, where somebody emails you and they tell you that there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and all you need to do is help them get there. Their whole thing is to scam you into trusting them so that you will send them money. But this means that this...
I was very proud of it. They're called 419 scams, those Nigerian 419 scams, where somebody emails you and they tell you that there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and all you need to do is help them get there. Their whole thing is to scam you into trusting them so that you will send them money. But this means that this...
I was very proud of it. They're called 419 scams, those Nigerian 419 scams, where somebody emails you and they tell you that there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and all you need to do is help them get there. Their whole thing is to scam you into trusting them so that you will send them money. But this means that this...
asshole wherever they are in the world is also, if you know that they're scamming you, is really now your plaything because you can just create increasingly ridiculous and complicated demands of them. And they'll play along because they think that they're leading you to the scam. And so that's what I did with this guy for who knows how long. He promised me his sister.
asshole wherever they are in the world is also, if you know that they're scamming you, is really now your plaything because you can just create increasingly ridiculous and complicated demands of them. And they'll play along because they think that they're leading you to the scam. And so that's what I did with this guy for who knows how long. He promised me his sister.
asshole wherever they are in the world is also, if you know that they're scamming you, is really now your plaything because you can just create increasingly ridiculous and complicated demands of them. And they'll play along because they think that they're leading you to the scam. And so that's what I did with this guy for who knows how long. He promised me his sister.
But I'm not still in touch with the sister. Let's just be very clear. Yeah. And then I put it all on the Internet and it was a lot of fun. And you're probably the only person in the world who still remembers it. But I am touched that you do.
But I'm not still in touch with the sister. Let's just be very clear. Yeah. And then I put it all on the Internet and it was a lot of fun. And you're probably the only person in the world who still remembers it. But I am touched that you do.
But I'm not still in touch with the sister. Let's just be very clear. Yeah. And then I put it all on the Internet and it was a lot of fun. And you're probably the only person in the world who still remembers it. But I am touched that you do.
Yeah. But you know what? I didn't make a single dime off of that thing.
Yeah. But you know what? I didn't make a single dime off of that thing.
Yeah. But you know what? I didn't make a single dime off of that thing.
Oh, I didn't sign up for that. All right. Well, talk to you soon.
Oh, I didn't sign up for that. All right. Well, talk to you soon.
Oh, I didn't sign up for that. All right. Well, talk to you soon.
This is Help Wanted, the show that makes your work work for you. I'm Jason Pfeiffer, editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur Magazine.
This is Help Wanted, the show that makes your work work for you. I'm Jason Pfeiffer, editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur Magazine.