The Nigerian scam goes by a few names and I’ve explained how it works before. Here is an interview with someone who really scammed people using this technique. He explains how the scam operations work, how much work they put into building people’s trust and eventually take their money. It’s an interesting read and it’s … Continue reading An Interview with a Nigerian Internet Scammer
I’ve written about Nigerian scams before, they’re very common and in most cases the scammers are based in Nigeria. It starts with an email telling you that someone wants to give you a million dollars, you just need to send over a bit of money to get things started. The promise of money is enough … Continue reading Woman loses $400k to Nigerian Scammer
I don’t recommend this, I just want to share what others are doing and raise awareness of the problem in general. Nigerian scams are emails (or letters) telling you that some random stranger in Nigeria wants to give you a very large sum of money, and they need your help (and your money) to make … Continue reading Baiting Nigerian Scammers
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) 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 … Continue reading Nigerian 419 Scams
Nigerian scams are so called because the majority of them originate from Nigeria, and they use the same tactic. Below is a brief summary on what it is, why it works, and how large the problem is. A victim received an email (or sometimes an old fashioned letter) from someone posing as a lawyer. The … Continue reading A Summary On Nigerian Scams
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 … Continue reading Advanced Fee Fraud on LinkedIn