nigerian 419 scams
Soca socking it to the cyber criminals
News As part of a global effort against Nigerian 419 and other mass marketing scams, which cost the UK £340m each year, Soca also worked with Nigerian authorities to... [14 May 2009]
Brits fall foul of phone fraud
News Although the phone scams were found to be the most widespread, eight per cent of the 1,050 people surveyed said they had been targeted by 'Nigerian 419' email scams. The... [05 Jan 2006]
Nigeria joins anti-spam union
News The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has teamed with Nigerian officials to warn internet users of fraudulent junk email, known as Nigerian 419 scams, that attempt to con... [04 Nov 2005]
Nigeria enlists Microsoft to fight 419 scammers
News Microsoft is to work with the Nigerian government to help track down and prosecute criminals involved in 419 email scams and other internet-based fraud originating from the African... [14 Oct 2005]
Fighting back against the phishers
News It used to be the case that people fell for 419 Nigerian scams but people have become more sophisticated. Banks claim to have lost £12m last year due to phishing scams.... [06 Sep 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 29.07.05
Round-Up There was also some more even-handed justice meted out to one group of spammers this week with the arrest in Spain of 310 individuals involved in committing Nigerian 419 scams. Spanish... [29 Jul 2005]
Russian spammer beaten to death
News In terms of more even-handed justice being meted out to spammers, a group of 310 individuals involved in committing Nigerian 419 scams was arrested late last week in Spain. Spanish... [26 Jul 2005]
Phishers still reeling in thousands of Brits
News According to AOL, five per cent of UK surfers claim to have fallen victim to any kind of online fraud - from phishing scams, fake domain registry renewals and 'Nigerian 419'... [03 May 2005]
Tsunami email hoaxer charged
News Many other email hoaxers, most notably spammers and those committing frauds such as the Nigerian 419 scam, prey upon any topical event to find a hook for their emails - no matter how tasteless. Past... [04 Jan 2005]
Exclusive: The headlines you WON'T see in 2005
News People continue to fall for scams such as the Nigerian 419 scam and the Dutch National Lottery emails. Gates: Longhorn 'bug free and on time' If there are two certainties in life it's... [22 Dec 2004]
Spam museums to save junk email
News While there's been surprisingly little porn, Newton said the Nigerian 419 scams have been plentiful. Most people's response to seeing the usual spam in their inbox is to hit delete. Two... [20 Sep 2004]
Leader: Don't fall for same old scams
Leader This was followed today by a promise from the Nigerian president to take action against criminals carrying out the 419 operations from his country. The volume of emails containing a variety of internet... [27 Nov 2003]
419 crackdown must get to the source, say UK police
News A proposed new crackdown on '419' email scams by the Nigerian government must give police powers to arrest the wealthy and well-connected criminals at the heart of the operation,... [27 Nov 2003]
The Scam Files: Email central
Comment The Nigerian 419 scam: Although its roots are in Nigeria, which is where it gets its name - section 419 is the article of Nigerian law which covers this kind of fraud -... [18 Aug 2003]
Global Anti-Spam Day: A 'Nigerian' 419 scam special
News Nigerian money scams: What should we do? Nigerian 419 scams: Your questions answered Everything you wanted to know and weren't afraid to ask. But one... [21 May 2003]
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