On: 419 scam: Purporting Paul Graham

[hugh]

Is it actually an attempt to impersonate pg qua pg, or just a random scam sent with a plausible-sounding combination of first and second names? Has it been targeted at founders, or is it just that founders are the only folks likely to forward the email back to pg?

[alex_c → hugh]

>Is it actually an attempt to impersonate pg qua pg, or just a random scam sent with a plausible-sounding combination of first and second names?

The same thought crossed my mind. Believe it or not, I used to know someone named Paul Graham BEFORE I ever heard of pg... :p

[michaelneale → alex_c]

So did I. Well the first and last names are common enough that its likely ;)

But that scam looks reasonably targeted.

[pg → hugh]

It used to have my bio on the about page. They seem to have taken that out.

[Alex3917 → pg]

Paul Graham wants you to invest in investments to take care of your futua so he don't have to shoot ya:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzUr-xA_buY

[tlrobinson → hugh]

The combination of the name and the investing in entrepreneurs premise seems like too much of a coincidence.