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Six arrested over 'Nigerian email' frauds
Talkback Everyone knows the 419 scam operates why do people persist in being taken ? The scam only carries on because of the greed of a few who get taken, but perhaps I'm too hard on sophicsticated westerners getting taken by 3rd world con artists.
[June 6, 2004, 23:02]
Six arrested over 'Nigerian email' frauds
Talkback The current scam from this area is a younger woman claiming to be held by a hotel manager, she claims to have been there for over two months. She waits to ask for money. The mistake she has made was contacting me not once but twice (through to...
[October 14, 2006, 2:09]
Fatal shooting linked to Nigerian email fraud
News A Czech pensioner who had been defrauded by a criminal gang operating the notorious Nigerian email scam has been arrested on suspicion of shooting dead a Nigerian diplomat, according to reports. This scam claims to be a get-rich-quick scheme...
[February 20, 2003, 15:36]
Spanish police smash £13m email scam
News Spanish police have arrested eight people involved in a Nigerian-led email scam believed to have defrauded Internet users of up to 20m euros (£13m), according to Spain's El Mundo newspaper. The Nigerian government has set up a unit in London to...
[October 3, 2002, 11:56]
Nigeria renews efforts to stop 419 scammers
News The notorious email scam is also known as the 419 scam -- 419 being the part of the Nigerian criminal code that relates to fraud. The Nigerian government has launched a new crackdown on organised criminals who attempt to con email users with get...
[November 27, 2003, 10:10]
US charges email scammers
News Last year, a Nigerian court sentenced a woman to two-and-a-half years in prison after she pleaded guilty to conspiring in what was called the nation's biggest scam case ever — a $242m fraud incident involving a Brazilian bank.
[March 24, 2006, 9:45]
Six arrested over 'Nigerian email' frauds
News Six people were arrested in South Africa last weekend on suspicion of being involved in the infamous Nigerian email and letter fraud. Where do you go if you get a Nigerian email? Four of those detained were Nigerian, one was Cameroonian, and the...
[May 21, 2002, 14:13]
Lack of reporting hits cybercrime fight
News he said, referring to the well-known email scam carried out from West African -- mainly Nigerian -- states, which he estimates to be worth £50m a year. Where do you go if you get a Nigerian email? If you get West African scam letters or discover...
[April 25, 2002, 16:47]
Nigerian scammers 'exploit tsunami tragedy'
News Benjamin Ott, a member of an anti-scam forum, said Nigerian scammers have sent out emails that pretend to be from a Singaporean charity that is involved in the relief effort. Nigerian scammers appear to be trying to cash in on the public sympathy...
[January 4, 2005, 16:40]
Six arrested over 'Nigerian email' frauds
Talkback it is clear these fraudsters are playing on the greed of their victims,my advice to you if you recieve any bogus Nigerian email delete it ASAP,this cheap scam has been around for a while,dont dare to respond,or verify anything .
[May 22, 2006, 11:25]
Microsoft 'lends security expertise' to Nigeria
News Microsoft is to work with the Nigerian government to help tackle the problem of 419 email scams and other cybercrime originating from the African country. Nuhu Ribadu, the executive chairman of the EFCC, said in a speech at the Nigerian Embassy on...
[October 14, 2005, 17:50]
Phishing scam 'most devious ever'
News I think this is not just a scam like the Nigerian scam -- this is actually direct fraud and the perpetrators of the crime should be dealt with severely," said Forsyth. Typically, phishing scam emails appear to have been sent from the victim's bank...
[March 3, 2004, 8:00]
Fraudsters jailed after $240m scam
News Two of the perpetrators of the largest ever fraud in Nigerian history have been jailed for a total of 37 years. The Nigerian government has recently grown aware of the full extent to which it has become synonymous with fraud and has begun working...
[November 21, 2005, 16:50]
Tis the season of Christmas scams
News Aside from phishing scams, Internet security companies have seen the so-called Nigerian scams take on a seasonal twist. The holidays are a great reason to send people email to try to scam them into giving up their information," Abdulhayoglu said.
[December 22, 2005, 9:10]
Spam levels skyrocket in UK
News MessageLabs said that the so-called "Nigerian scam", also called the "419 scam", was the fastest-growing threat of the year. The scam messages typically request help in transferring a large amount of money out of Nigeria, and the victim is lured...
[November 25, 2002, 12:09]
Spam marks double figures
News Even outrageous (and by now, well-known) frauds such as the Nigerian email scam have duped some victims. Once billed as the Net's killer app for both business and consumers, email senders are now largely aware that their messages may not be seen or...
[April 13, 2004, 10:35]
The Week in Review: The kids are all wired
News Fatal shooting linked to Nigerian email fraud One of the most notorious scams operating on the Internet has been blamed for the death of a Nigerian diplomat in the Czech Republic. Our mail boxes at ZDNet UK are jammed with such missives daily, and...
[February 21, 2003, 16:48]
Psychiatrist 'gave millions to email scammers'
News Nigerian' email scams — also known as 419 scams after the section of Nigerian legal code that deals with fraud — begin with a message offering the recipient a very large sum of money in return for helping to move an even larger amount of cash out...
[March 3, 2006, 11:55]
NCC grasps at straws to save telecom consumers in limbo- Contd.
Blog Concerning rings of telecom scam, the attention of the Nigerian Communications Commission has been drawn to the fact that some unscrupulous persons purportedly acting as consultants, agents or facilitators to persons desirous of obtaining licenses...
[March 22, 2008, 15:42]
419 spammers use Holocaust to boost credibility
News In what appears to be similar to a Nigerian 419 scam, the fraudster has used legitimate organisations to plead his case. A spammer has bombarded at least 75,000 inboxes with an email scam that offers recipients a share of $35m (£19.5m) from a World...
[October 1, 2004, 17:40]
