"Nigerian E-Mail scams "

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Man Arrested in Australia Over Nigerian
E-mail Scam

Man Arrested in Australia Over Nigerian
E-mail Scam 10/30/2003 08:15 PM

Seeing Through E-mail And Web Scams

Seeing Through E-mail And Web Scams 09/10/2004 02:33 PM

How to protect yourself from e-mail
scams

How to protect yourself from e-mail
scams 01/18/2004 10:25 PM
ZDNet Jan 19 2004 2:15AM GMT

E-mail scams cost banks £1m

E-mail scams cost banks £1m 04/24/2004 12:45 AM
E-mail scams have so far cost UK banks more than £1m and there is concern the bill could rise as they become more sophisticated.

Nigeria to tackle e-mail scams

Nigeria to tackle e-mail scams 01/27/2004 06:22 PM
Nigeria's finance minister pledges to crack down on the country's notorious e-mail fraudsters.

Banks Warn Internet users Against E-mail
Scams

Banks Warn Internet users Against E-mail
Scams 09/11/2004 10:09 PM
BruDirect Sep 12 2004 2:40AM GMT

Banks Warn Internet Bankers Against
E-mail Scams

Banks Warn Internet Bankers Against
E-mail Scams 09/11/2004 10:09 PM
BruDirect Sep 11 2004 11:40PM GMT

E-Mail 'Phishing' Scams Soared in April
-Report (Reuters)

E-Mail 'Phishing' Scams Soared in April
-Report (Reuters) 05/20/2004 08:17 PM
Reuters - "Phishing" attacks -- e-mail scams designed to fool people into handing over credit card numbers or other valuable financial data -- numbered 1,125 in April, nearly tripling from March, the Anti-Phishing Working Group said on Thursday.

On guard: Banks using technology to
protect themselves, customers from
e-mail 'phishing' scams

On guard: Banks using technology to
protect themselves, customers from
e-mail 'phishing' scams 04/11/2005 06:17 AM
San Jose Mercury News Apr 11 2005 10:31AM GMT

Identity Theft, Auction Scams Top The
List Of Scams Again

Identity Theft, Auction Scams Top The
List Of Scams Again 02/01/2005 09:43 PM
It's unlikely to surprise many people but identity theft and aucti on scams where the seller never ships the item topped the list of scam complaints to the FTC. Of course, what the FTC doesn't break down is how many of the identity theft complaints happened online vs. those caused by a lost wallet or checkbook. Just last week, a study suggested that online identity theft really isn't a very big problem. Also, as the original article notes, it's tough to tell whether the quantity of scams increased, or just that consumers are more aware of them and know to report them. Update: Meanwhile, over in the UK, it looks like d ifferent kinds of scams are popular, with typical confidence scams leading the way.

A Nigerian computer, thank God

A Nigerian computer, thank God 03/28/2005 03:23 AM
Nigeria Guardian Mar 28 2005 6:20AM GMT

"Nigerian" Spammer Arrested

"Nigerian" Spammer Arrested 11/06/2003 05:04 PM

Second Nigerian minister sacked

Second Nigerian minister sacked 04/04/2005 01:22 PM
Nigeria's president sacks his housing minister in an anti-corruption drive that saw another minister leave last month.

Nigerian state of emergency

Nigerian state of emergency 05/18/2004 05:57 AM
President Obasanjo suspends the governor of Plateau State, to prevent "mutual genocide".

Nigerian Scammers get Busted

Nigerian Scammers get Busted 07/01/2004 01:58 AM
According to ABC News, the old Nigerian money scam is alive and well. Even with a major raid by the Nigerian government, there are still Nigerian “Kingpins that remain untouchable. The best defense against this sort of scam is in my opinion, a combination of common sense and education on the subject.

Curfew declared in Nigerian city

Curfew declared in Nigerian city 05/11/2004 11:47 PM
Kano spends a night under curfew as police struggle to stem violence by Muslims seeking to avenge a massacre.

Free Software As Nigerian Scam

Free Software As Nigerian Scam 11/04/2003 11:40 PM

Nigerian Scam as comment spam

Nigerian Scam as comment spam 02/01/2005 08:40 PM
Nigeria scammers using comment spamming to fish for fools is certanly a new and "novel" approach. Hopefully anyone reading this post will understand exactly what kind of a scam this is.

Internet standards of Nigerian
newspapers

Internet standards of Nigerian
newspapers 08/29/2004 11:16 PM
Nigeria Guardian Aug 30 2004 3:29AM GMT

Nigerian 419ers surface in Baghdad

Nigerian 419ers surface in Baghdad 12/23/2003 08:23 AM
Urgent assistance required to relocate Saddam's millions

Pensioner accused of AUS $5m Nigerian
scam

Pensioner accused of AUS $5m Nigerian
scam 10/31/2003 10:35 AM
'I am the Australian headquarters for those scams'

Nigerian strike deadlock remains

Nigerian strike deadlock remains 06/10/2004 06:36 AM
Petrol stations in big cities begin obeying court orders and lowering prices but a nationwide strike continues.

Nigerian Scammers Claim Another Victim

Nigerian Scammers Claim Another Victim 12/24/2003 03:46 PM
A Florida newspaper ran a story yesterday about a local retiree who fell hard for a 419 scam. The story goes into depth on the methods used to play on the ...

Nigerian Swallows 160 Bags of Cocaine
(AP)

Nigerian Swallows 160 Bags of Cocaine
(AP) 06/14/2004 11:22 AM
AP - A smuggler swallowed 3.5 pounds of cocaine to avoid detection but was caught in southern Norway nevertheless, the customs service said Monday.

Nigerian email con men fall into their
targets' net

Nigerian email con men fall into their
targets' net 11/17/2003 06:58 AM
Scamming back the Nigerian email scammers .. Guardian UK on Nigerian counter-scammers

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Sweet Revenge On Nigerian Scammers

Sweet Revenge On Nigerian Scammers 11/16/2003 03:58 PM

Nigerian leader rows with clerics

Nigerian leader rows with clerics 05/14/2004 04:55 AM
President Obasanjo calls a Christian leader "a total idiot" as he visits the scene of communal clashes.

Nigerian speaker falls over graft

Nigerian speaker falls over graft 04/05/2005 07:05 AM
Nigeria's third-most powerful politician - the senate president - resigns over graft allegations.

Nigerian city calm after rioting

Nigerian city calm after rioting 05/12/2004 05:11 PM
At least 30 people are reported to have been killed after two days of violence in the northern town of Kano.

Software To Catch Nigerian 419 Scammers

Software To Catch Nigerian 419 Scammers 06/07/2004 01:56 PM
If you've ever received an email from Nigeria asking for a small sum of money in order to get millions, you know what the 419 scam is. (Or you're still waiting for a lot of money that hasn't quite shown up yet.) The '419' comes from the Nigerian criminal code section against fraud, and to prevent the scams, Nigeria is looking into using software to help track down the scammers by scanning emails for keywords. This brings up plenty of privacy issues over who determines which keywords are used and what is done with the flagged emails. And while this proposal is probably better than passing a completely new law that would probably be ineffective, the enforcement against this scam may be a bit late as scammers have modified their scams and moved to places other than Nigeria. So scams are here to stay, and although one would hope that public education could take away the incentives for scammers, there's a sucker born every minute.

Nigerian Worried Phone Calls May Kill
Them

Nigerian Worried Phone Calls May Kill
Them 07/19/2004 02:51 PM
An urban legend is making its way around Nigeria that has many people afraid to answer their phones. Apparently, a large number of people actually believe that picking up phone calls from specific numbers will kill them immediately. A list of phone numbers is being circulated, and it must suck if you actually have one of those phone numbers. The mobile phone operators in the country have been trying to get the message out that this is untrue, but apparently it's not traveling too well (one imagines the message is not being passed along via phone calls).

Aussie arrested over Nigerian email scam

Aussie arrested over Nigerian email scam 10/31/2003 06:17 PM

Retiree Happily Bankrupts Himself For
Nigerian Spammer

Retiree Happily Bankrupts Himself For
Nigerian Spammer 12/24/2003 02:57 AM
gluefreak writes in with quite a story about a retiree who fell for a typical 419 Nigerian scam, basically giving up everything he had. He sold all his stock, mortgaged his house, sold two cars, signed up for 25 credit cards, and gave whatever else he had to the scammers. However, that's not the most incredible part. After all of this, and after he's been told about how this is a very typical scam, he still insists he wasn't conned. He believes that his "associates" in Africa have been nothing but honest with him, and it's corrupt government officials who are keeping his money from him. Part of this might just be a defensive response to keep himself from admitting that he's fallen for quite an old con. I'm still shocked that anyone could still fall for such a scam - to the point of giving away about a quarter of a million dollars to people you don't even know. On a lighter note, though, this gives me another chance to link to the Outside the Inbox music compilation inspired by spam, including the brilliant song about 419 scams, Urgent Business Relationships by MC Frontalot.

Fraudster convicted over Nigerian 419
email scam

Fraudster convicted over Nigerian 419
email scam 03/13/2003 10:20 AM

Two American Oil Workers Killed in
Nigerian Ambush

Two American Oil Workers Killed in
Nigerian Ambush 04/24/2004 09:22 PM
Reuters via Wired News Apr 25 2004 1:41AM GMT

Nigerian Troops, Militants Clash; 29
Dead (AP)

Nigerian Troops, Militants Clash; 29
Dead (AP) 09/24/2004 11:42 AM
AP - A gunbattle between security forces and Islamic militants fighting to create a Taliban-style state in northern Nigeria left 29 people dead, most of them militants, police said Friday.

Nigerian Cybercrime law and human rights
concerns

Nigerian Cybercrime law and human rights
concerns 03/17/2005 03:46 AM
Vanguard Mar 16 2005 7:24AM GMT

" Nigerian email conmen fall into their
targets' net"

" Nigerian email conmen fall into their
targets' net" 11/18/2003 03:32 AM

TTY services used by Nigerian
credit-card scammers

TTY services used by Nigerian
credit-card scammers 04/10/2004 03:46 AM
TTY relay services are phone-banks staffed by operators who take text messages from the TTY terminals used by deaf people and read them aloud into telephones. This lets deaf people order pizzas, and otherwise interact with the hearing telephony world.

Recently, TTY systems have gone web-based: instead of using specialized TTY hardware, deaf people can use a chat interface in a browser window to interact with the operators.

This fact has not escaped Nigerian credit-card scammers. These folks are piping the output of Babelfish and other machine-translation services into the chat interface and directing the operators to place calls to merchants, directing them to ship goods paid for with stolen credit card numbers to mail-drops.

Merchants stand to lose big if they fall for the ruse - callers often try to order more than $10,000 worth of expensive equipment. People who legitimately use the service fear businesses will stop taking their calls, thinking they are fraud artists...

The only possible beneficiaries are the successful scammers - profiting from free phone calls intended for deaf people - and the four phone companies that provide Internet relay service. They are paid for the calls by the minute.

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