When I think of morons that fall for Nigerian 419 e-mail scams, Harvard professors don't really come to mind. That is, until now.

I guess all kinds of people can answer the siren call of easy money. But the Nigerian scams are nothing new. Sheriff Andy Taylor even had to deal with a similar type of scam, when a con man traveling through Mayberry was convincing people to give him money in exchange for the promise of riches. I guess Harvard professors probably don't watch too much of the Andy Griffith Show.