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Microsoft 'lends security expertise' to Nigeria

No-one knows more about security than we do, says Microsoft's European president Read more

14 October, 2005 by Ingrid Marson

International push to fight high-tech scams

With cybercriminals based all over the world, governments must cooperate to clamp down on one of technology's ugly sides - the mass-marketing scam Read more

27 February, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Nigerian 419 scam: What is Hotmail doing about it

...account is spamming, we will close down that account," he said. The 'Nigerian' 419 scam is one such form of spam which is being watched... Read more

4 March, 2003 by Will Sturgeon

The A to Z of security

...con relying on the credulity of human nature is the so-called Nigerian 419 scam. Typically these scams originate as spam email that tells a... Read more

14 November, 2006 by Natasha Lomas

And on the eighth day, the Lord created spam

...However, similar mails have preyed on victims' gullibility in variations of the Nigerian 419 scam. One sender sought a "better Christian individual" to receive $18... Read more

19 November, 2004 by Dan Ilet

419 spammers use Holocaust to boost credibility

...bank account, experts say. In what appears to be similar to a Nigerian 419 scam, the fraudster has used legitimate organisations to plead his case... Read more

1 October, 2004 by Dan Ilet

Exclusive: The headlines you WON'T see in 2005

...Dutch email lotto People continue to fall for scams such as the Nigerian 419 scam and the Dutch National Lottery emails. Often with the promise... Read more

22 December, 2004 by Will Sturgeon

The Scam Files: Email central

...you into parting with your bank details and other personal info. The Nigerian 419 scam:This is the classic wire fraud. It started as a... Read more

18 August, 2003 by Will Sturgeon

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