Nigerian 419 Scams

How much money do you think Australians send to Nigerians because of the old Nigerian 419 scam? (Keep in mind that Australia has a small population of 21 million)

wallet The answer is millions of dollars.

This very interesting interview with the head of the Queensland Police Corporate Crime Investigation Group (what a long title) discusses these scams and provides some interesting details.

People who fall for these scams often don’t report it, and in many cases repeatedly fall for these scams. Watch the video, discuss it with your friends, family and colleagues, and help raise awareness of this particular kind of scam. You can also read this article on how Nigerian scams work.

Link to video.

23 May, 2008 | Filed Under General, News/Media, Scams, Statistics 

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  1. Advanced Fee Fraud on LinkedIn : FraudO.com on June 8th, 2008 12:37 am

    [...] The Advanced Fee Fraud is also known as a 419 scam. This is an old and still very popular scam whereby someone who is either a foreigner or is posing as a foreigner asks a stranger for help transferring large amounts of money. They promise a large compensation in return, and ask for some money to get things started. It sounds simple and a lot of people fall for this. [...]

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