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Nigeria actually arrests, shuts down online scammers
ShareConnector —
Authority: 456
It turns out Nigeria is taking measures to fight Internet scams—law enforcement there has shut down close to a thousand websites and made 18 arrests as part of a new initiative to save the nation’s reputation and crack down on Internet scammers. The program, called “Project Eagle Claw,” has only just begun, ...3 weeks ago -
Nigeria actually arrests, shuts down online scammers
Ars Technica —
Authority: 754
It turns out Nigeria is taking measures to fight Internet scams—law enforcement there has shut down close to a thousand websites and made 18 arrests as part of a new initiative to save the nations reputation and crack down on Internet scammers. The program, called "Project Eagle Claw," has only just begun, but ...3 weeks ago -
The Net’s Most Heinous Hoaxes
The Art of the Prank —
Authority: 502
Submitted by Eliane Arquin: The Net’s Most Heinous Hoaxes by Sarah Jacobsson PC World We look at some of the meanest (and a few of the funniest) hoaxes on the Web. Most online hoaxes are mildly annoying, and a few are hilarious. But propagating a false Amber Alert over Twitter? Plastering an epilepsy forum ...3 weeks ago -
Another Day, Another 419 Scam
Al Iverson's Spam Resource —
Authority: 523
I must have landed in some scammers address book, because Im receiving some variant of this thing every day or two. Who is dumb enough to fall for this stuff? Besides the occasional Canadian, I mean. A scamming idiot writes: "My name is Steven Morgan and I work with a finance house here in the Netherlands. I found ...4 weeks ago -
Beware the Facebook 419 scam – is that really your friend?
TECH.BLORGE.com —
Authority: 575
It’s a sad fact of life that the Internet has had one major negative impact on our lives – giving fraudsters and scammers new ways to try and trick us out of money. The Nigerian scam, or 419 fraud, has been sprung via email for years, but it’s now come to social networking sites as [...]6 weeks ago -
419 Scam – $900,000,00 disguised as a box of clothes?
I Am Olly —
Authority: 103
Just got this through in my inbox – it must be new as the spam filters didnt pick it up! They’ve gone at it via a different angle, and they are suggesting that ive had prior contact with them regarding getting me my money . Here is it for your enjoyment – NOTE – IF YOU RECEIVE EMAILS LIKE THIS, THEY ARE ...8 weeks ago
