| Greater Things: Nigerian / 419 Scam |
| Nigerian Scam -- Promise of Funds but Intent is to Rob |
| http://www.greaterthings.com/News/NigerianScam/ |
| The experience of a businessman fooled by this scam. Contact is initiated via letter, fax, or email offers of millions of dollars in compensation for holding even more millions of dollars in your bank account. |
| Millions of dollars offered for holding millions more in your bank account, disappear with advance f ee. First-hand experience, documentation, Bible Code commentary. |
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| Nigerian Fraud Email Gallery |
| Fraud Email Gallery |
| http://www.potifos.com/fraud/ |
| An archive of several hundred scam letters, with date received, names of supposed senders, country w here the money is supposed to have originated, and amount. |
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| The 419 Coalition |
| Nigeria - The 419 Coalition Website |
| http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/ |
| Devoted to fighting the advance money scam, in which victims are offered millions for allowing an ev en greater sum to be deposited in their bank account, but end up having their accounts drained or be ing fooled into advancing fictitious taxes, fees or bribes. |
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| Society/Issues/Fraud/Advance_Fee_Fraud |
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| I crave your distinguished indulgence (and all your cash) |
| Salon.com People | I crave your distinguished indulgence (and all your cash) |
| http://archive.salon.com/people/feature/2001/08/07/419scams/print.html |
| The author describes the mass of offers he has received from African nations, offering him a share o f millions, with a description of how the scam works. [Salon] |
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| International Investigation Services, Nigeria Division |
| Advance Fee Fraud, Money Laundering, Email fraud, National Lottery Fraud, Nigerian Crooks - Lottery Fraud - 419 Nigeria Scams |
| http://www.superhighway.is/iis/index.asp |
| Describing the Nigerian advance fee scam, with a searchable database of known names used by persons participating in the fraud, along with an archive of the letters and fake documents they use, and a bulletin board. |
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| Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud |
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| http://www.state.gov/www/regions/africa/naffpub.pdf |
| Detailed information on the scheme, centered largely in Nigeria, wherein people are offered a share of millions of dollars to help transfer the money to their bank account. From the U.S. State Departm ent. [1.04M] |
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| Nigerian Scam |
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| http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/nigeria.htm |
| Outlines the basics of this con, mentions variations, gives an example of a typical letter, explains how victims are taken in by this long-running scam. Links to further information. |
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| West African Advanced Fee Fraud |
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| http://www.met.police.uk/fraudalert/419.htm |
| What the West African "419" fraud is, how it works, where victims meet up with the criminals operati ng this scheme, what residents of the UK should do if they receive a 419 letter. From the Metropolit an Police. |
| About the Metropolitan Police |
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| 419 Advance Fee Fraud Nigerian Scam |
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| http://www.popsubculture.com/pop/bio_project/nigeria-fraud.html |
| An archive of e-mailed solicitations received, how much the web site owner would have supposedly mad e by now, which scenarios are used (e.g., dead foreigner, or chemically treated money), explanation of how the scam operates, and links. |
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| Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud |
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| http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi121.html |
| Pamphlet from the Australian Institute of Criminology. Press release, abstract, information on order ing the print publication. |
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| Advance Fee Fraud and Banks |
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| http://www.icclr.law.ubc.ca/Publications/Reports/coll_pa2.pdf |
| Transcript of a talk on this type of fraud from a banker's perspective. |
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| ISCS Corporation and Receiver Corporation |
| Information on ISCS Corporation and Receiver Corporation |
| http://www.angelfire.com/indie/chicagotruth/ |
| Info about an alleged employment and job training scam running in Chicago. |
| A website about an alleged scam in Chicago, concerning ISCS Corpoation (aka Receiver Corporation). Information and links to help people. |
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| FW - Investment Consulting |
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| http://noriainternational.com/investment-consulting/ |
| Examples of business financing fraud (based on advance fees) and other fraudulent schemes. |
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| Africanscam.co.uk |
| Africanscam.co.uk |
| http://www.craigmcateer.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/scam.htm |
| Information and links on 419 scams; correspondence and photographs from some scambaiting projects. |
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| Nigeria E-Mail Scam aka 419 Scam aka Advance Fee Fraud |
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| http://www.re-quest.net/internet/myths/nigeria/index.htm |
| Description of the scam's mechanics, history, senders' aliases, ways to easily identify the scam ema il, and related links. |
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| 419 Legal |
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| http://www.419legal.org/ |
| Forums on potential online scams, information and links to fraudulent sites. |
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| Anatomy of a 419 scam |
| Anatomy of a 419 scam • The Register |
| http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/09/419_scam_anatomy/ |
| Detailed examination of how an American man fell for a fraudulent scheme operating out of the UK. [T he Register] |
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| The Nigerian Nightmare |
| Nigerian e-mail scams. - By Brendan I. Koerner - Slate Magazine |
| http://www.slate.com/id/2072851/ |
| Examines the 419 scam as well as its history, going back several decades. [Slate] |
| Perhaps you heard from Daniel A. Oluwa over the past few days. He's a member of Nigeria's Federal Au dit Committee. He dropped you an e-mail, labeled "Strictly Confidential," stating that he' s discovered a frozen account containing .5 million. Mr. Oluwa |
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| Brian Wizard |
| Brian Wizard |
| http://www.brianwizard.com/ |
| Offers free pdf-format books about fighting Nigerian 419 letter scams and email fraud. |
| Joomla! - the dynamic portal engine and content management system |
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| The Sani Abacha Fraud |
| Be Aware !! - The SANI ABACHA Fraud (Spam) |
| http://abacha.netfirms.com/ |
| The course of e-mail correspondence that began with a business offer from the widow of a Nigerian ge neral. |
| The Sani Abacha email spam,fraud |
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| Artists Against 419 |
| Main Page - aa419 |
| http://wiki.aa419.org/index.php/Main_Page |
| Provides information on fake bank sites and how to distinguish them from legitimate ones, along with announcements of monthly flash mob events aiming to shut down fake bank sites through bandwidth sip honing. |
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| Nigerian Advanced Fee Fraud |
| Office of Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson |
| http://www.ag.state.mn.us/Consumer/Fraud/Fraud_Nigerian.asp |
| The Minnesota Attorney General's office describes how the scheme works, and tells businesses, nonpro fits, and individuals what they can do if they receive an offer through the mail to transfer money o ut of a foreign country. |
| Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud |
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| Crackdown on £8.4m African sting |
| Crackdown on £8.4m African sting - Scotland on Sunday |
| http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/uk/Crackdown-on-84m-African-sting.2406855.jp |
| The idea of the African elite offering untold riches to strangers via e-mail or fax may seem absurd, but the National Criminal Intelligence Service says that victims are losing millions of pounds. [Sc otland on Sunday] |
| Crackdown on £8.4m African sting - IF IT seems like one of the most ridiculous scams in the history of criminal enterprise, that’s because it is. |
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| The "Nigerian" Scam: Costly Compassion |
| The "Nigerian" Scam: Costly Compassion |
| http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt117.shtm |
| Federal Trade Commission alert on those polite letters from strangers in trouble, which promise a la rge financial reward for discreetly helping them. |
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| The "419" or "Nigerian" Scam |
| Penn Information Security: The "419/Nigerian" Scam |
| http://www.upenn.edu/computing/security/advisories/419scam.php |
| People in academia can be targets of advance fee fraud schemes too. Sample letter, bullet list of co mmon features of a "419" scam, and FAQ. From University of Pennsylvania Computing/Information Securi ty. |
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