Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Slavery reparations scam


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 18:37, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

Slavery reparations scam

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Non-notable variation on lottery scam. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Twin Bird (talk • contribs) 28 September 2011
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 14:38, 28 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Merge Deserves a subsection in another article perhaps. Only if you can find sources for it.  --Harizotoh9 (talk) 17:41, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 00:23, 5 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep and improve. Google reveals plenty of sources about this, e.g.  The article already cites (under External links) IRS bulletins, and a Snopes page that contains a long list of sources.  Here's some examples of the news coverage, which suggests that the scam has been around for quite a few years in various forms:  Here's some examples of editorial commentary about the scam --Arxiloxos (talk) 17:14, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep - well known and sourceable urban legend and scam. All the major urban-legend websites and books reference it. Useful for our core readership (secondary school and college students) and others besides. Bearian (talk) 17:21, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
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