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Nigerian Scammer Sells Greenland to Donald Trump for 10,000 Bitcoins (theshovel.com.au)

submitted 1 year ago by ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] nieceandtows@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow, that sounds like a great deal!

[–] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

YUGE deal. Many people are saying it’s the biggest deal ever. The best people!

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Gina, eat your heart out! This is a deal, the likes of which no one has seen before!

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 year ago

I wonder how many competent career government workers he has to fire before this kind of thing can go through. Maybe in another year an offer from the "Lord of Denmark" has a reasonable chance of getting some cash transferred.

[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

I'm gonna try this.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just based on the title I thought it was real. lmao

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I had to check the community because I believed it too.

[–] Yeller_king@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago

Anticipating this as a "fabricate claims" ploy like in Crusader Kings. Gotta find that cassus belli.

[–] GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Rare Nigerian prince W

[–] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

Nigerian prince