>>>I just got this really great offer from someone in Nigeria who's going to give me $25 million dollars. Ha!
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>>Paul,
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>>I'm sorry to break the news to you, but I took them up on the offer a couple of months ago... <g>
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>Steve;
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>I understand anyone who took up this offer has to pay the IRS income tax regardless of money being received or not. :)
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>Tom

I presume losses from this scam are tax deductible.

Kenn