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Fatal Shooting Linked To Nigerian Email Fraud
News Early reports from the scene suggest that the pensioner had contacted the embassy to complain about being defrauded after falling for the infamous Nigerian email fraud, also known as the 419 email fraud, and losing his life savings.
[February 20, 2003, 15:36]
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]
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. The fraud is also known as the "West African advanced fee fraud" or the "419 fraud" -- 419 being the relevant...
[May 21, 2002, 14:13]
US Charges Email Scammers
News A quartet of suspected email scammers — three of them Nigerian citizens — could face scores of years in prison if convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges, the US Justice Department said on Thursday.
[March 24, 2006, 9:45]
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]
FBI: Auction Fraud Tops Net Scam List
News The IFCC said it didn't have a total figure on how much consumers lost to scams, but noted that victims of the Nigerian Letter scam, identity theft and investment fraud suffered the highest dollar losses.
[April 10, 2002, 14:52]
Microsoft 'lends Security Expertise' To Nigeria
News The term 419 comes from the part of the Nigerian criminal code that relates to fraud. 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.
[October 14, 2005, 17:50]
Spanish Police Smash £13m Email Scam
News The Nigerian government has set up a unit in London to fight the fraud, but many people are still being taken in. Spanish police have arrested eight people involved in a Nigerian-led email scam believed to have defrauded Internet users of up to 20m...
[October 3, 2002, 11:56]
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? Do you report it to the National Criminal...
[April 25, 2002, 16:47]
Fraud Buck Will Stop With Network Operators
Talkback I read the article about the Nigerian fraud. I was victim of one. I tried to send a mail to the address you mention in the article to report it but I can't.spring39.demon.co.uk Please let me know if it is correct or if you have any other mail...
[July 13, 2006, 1:09]
Six Arrested Over 'Nigerian Email' Frauds
Talkback I hate to stereotype so blatantly, but I will never do business with a Nigerian. Nigeria is now known as a country full of fraud and corruption. These scammers have ruined Nigeria. I have met too many skeamers from that god forbidden country.
[June 22, 2006, 6:54]
Exposing Email-Borne Fraud, Vol. 1
White Papers This first volume of the series focuses on Advanced Fee Frauds, aka the Nigerian Scam. Filled with step-by-step examples and advice on recognizing and avoiding this type of fraud, Exposing Email-Borne Frauds helps system administrators and end...
[November 26, 2004, 23:00]
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. It's 'hold the front page' time: Intel is going to concentrate on...
[February 21, 2003, 16:48]
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. A prominent antivirus vendor has described the latest email fraud scheme...
[March 3, 2004, 8:00]
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]
Mitnick On Hacking
News Nigerian scams. Now callers purport to be from the MasterCard or Visa fraud department, calling you to try to trick you into revealing your Mitnick pleaded guilty to charges of wire and computer fraud and served five years behind bars.
[November 4, 2005, 17:15]
Scamalot
Blog In the early twentieth century, the Nigerian Customs and Trade even printed a letter from Britain’s ambassador in Spain warning the public in Nigeria to be 'upon their guard' against the scam. Firstly, it's based on old data from CIFAS (the anti...
[November 20, 2006, 13:55]
Internet Fraud Costs Tripled Last Year
News Median monetary losses were highest for those complaining about the notorious Nigerian letter fraud -- they lost $3,864. The FBI's Internet fraud unit said the number of complaints it referred to law enforcement authorities tripled last year, as...
[April 10, 2003, 9:04]
Malware Records Banking Passwords
News In the past, the most common way to collect financial information was through fraud like the Nigerian email scam," said Oliver Friedrichs, senior manager in antivirus company Symantec's security response centre.
[June 30, 2004, 8:55]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Young Graeme Wearden, superhack newshound extraordinaire, did a story today about various Nigerian fraudsters getting rounded up. This has been going on for decades - first by fax, and now by email -- and despite intensive investigation by anti...
[May 27, 2002, 17:26]
