Amazingly Catchy 419 Scammer Anthem: I Go Chop Your Dollar
by John Biggs on September 25, 2008


I was listening the This American Life podcast while drinking shade-grown decaf and clutching my NPR tote bag when I heard the best song in the world: I Go Chop Your Dollar. The song is essentially the 419 scammer anthem and has been around for quite a while. You know once a criminal underworld has a musical score - Nortenos, Gansta Rap - they’ve finally hit the big time.

The song essentially says that their marks are greedy and deserve what they get and mentions airports and national stadiums - basically things the scammers are claiming as “projects” with overruns, hence the need to move money out of the country.

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