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Tag: Nigeria

  • ‘Nigerian’ Scam still top online Scam, says PandaLabs

    the best defense PandaLabs, Panda Security’s anti-malware laboratory has drawn up a ranking of the most widely used scams over the last few years. These confidence tricks, which are still in wide circulation, all have the same objective: to defraud users of amounts ranging from $500 to thousands of dollars. Typically, these scams follow a […]

  • Wall Street Bail-out Scam Email Joke

    As reported in the Washington Post’s “The Trail‘ section, here’s an email that’s making the rounds in Washington, and now, the rest of the world. No one is claiming authorship, but the ‘trail’ seems to start at the SEC. Enjoy! Dear American: I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with […]

  • Anatomy of a Secondary Scam – Taking down a Nigerian Scam

    After receiving this email … Attention: This email is not in any manner directed to you, but its purposely and specifically directed to Nigeria Scam victims. . However, if you have fallen for Nigerian Scams, do not hesitate to contact us or visit our website for more details on how we can help. We shall […]

  • Scam Victims as Criminal as the Scammers?

    This just in…. Australian victims of Nigerian online scams are greedy and should be jailed along with the Africans who relieved them of their cash, according to High Commissioner Sunday Olu Agb (Nigerian Envoy to Canberra). “People who send their money are as guilty as those who are asking them to send the money,” He […]