Did you know that there are scammers who specialize in scamming the scammers? (Maybe this would be the Light-Dark Side of the Web? or would it be the Dark-Dark Side?).
These 'scam-baiters' often compete to see which one can exact the most elaborate revenge upon the scammer, such as convincing a scammer to carve an exact replica of a computer out of wood, or even to write out the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy by hand:(http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200706/cyberscam).
Scam-baiting affecionados often participate in online 'trophy rooms' where they proudly display their victories, for example http://www.419eater.com/.
Please note that while I don't advocate this sort of electronic-frontier revenge, I confess to finding it of anthropological interest.
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