Hopefully, an increasing number of web users are now aware of how phishing scams work. A typical phishing scam operates as an evil duo comprising a fraudulent email closely coupled to an equally fraudulent website. The scam email, supposedly from a well-known company or financial institution, is intended to trick recipients into following a [...]
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Summary:
Scammers are using unsolicited email “job offers” to trick recipients into
falling for payment transfer scams. The victim is promised a percentage of the
payments transferred. However, the scheme is usually a method of “laundering”
stolen money and victims may be unwittingly participating in illegal activities
Example:(Submitted, October 2006)
Subject: PART-TIME JOB OPPORTUNITY Dear [...]
Nigerian 419 Scams - Fraud Watch International
Nigeria - The 419 Coalition Website
Wipe Out Nigerian Scams
Links to Websites Fighting the Nigerian Scam/419
Unfortunately, there is probably very little you can do to recover any money you have already supplied. However, you should inform your local law enforcement agency as soon as possible. Also, take steps to protect your identity by accessing information about identity theft published by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
If you have supplied banking details, a large amount of personal information, and copies of your driver’s licence and passport to the scammers, then you may become a victim of identity theft. For details on what to do, read the information about identity theft published by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
If you receive one of these scam emails, it is important that you do not respond to it in any way. The scammers are likely to act upon any response from those they see as potential victims. Although it can be educational and even entertaining to “bait” these scammers, such endeavours should only be attempted [...]
The so-called “Nigerian scam” is one of the longest running that I know about. In fact, it predates the Internet and email. The scams are also known as “419 scams” after the appropriate part of the Nigerian criminal code. The scammers still use surface mail and faxes as well as email. There [...]
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Megafortune Lottery-International Scam Email
The Megafortune Lottery-International scam email shown below
claims that the recipient [...]
Unfortunately, there is probably very little you can do to recover any money you have already supplied. However, you should inform your local law enforcement agency as soon as possible. Also, take steps to protect your identity by accessing information about identity theft published by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
If you have supplied banking details, a large amount of personal information, and copies of your driver’s licence and passport to the scammers, then you may become a victim of identity theft. For details on what to do, read the information about identity theft published by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
