Six arrested over 'Nigerian email' frauds
News The fraud is also known as the "West African advanced fee fraud" or the "419 fraud" -- 419 being the relevant section of the Nigerian criminal code. The Metropolitan Police, in conjunction with the Specialist Crime Operational Command Unit, has set...
[May 21, 2002, 14:13]
Spanish police smash £13m email scam
News The Metropolitan Police, in conjunction with the Specialist Crime Operational Command Unit, has set up a Web page containing advice about the West African advanced fee fraud. The scam involves sending out mass emails that ostensibly come from a...
[October 3, 2002, 11:56]
