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That was then – social engineering with postal mail

I was working at McAfee Associates in 1990 when I had my first encounter with a so-called Nigerian 419 (aka advance-fee fraud) scammer. It was not delivered through email but came to the office as a hand-typed letter from Nigeria in the postal mail. In those days, we received letters every day via postal mail or fax asking for support, to request a quote, and all the other things email is used for today. Letters from Africa were a rarity though, and it was with great interest that the half-dozen or so employees gathered around the front of the office to read it.

While I don't remember the exact wording, I do remember the rough, thin paper it was typed on, and all in uppercase. The ribbon ...