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Computerworld > New Nigerian scam targets deaf community
The latest Nigerian email scam is deliberately targeting deaf users and the Deaf Association is warning members not to respond to the scam.
http://www.computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/4274F1C6679E9A32CC256DF600106FC9?OpenDocument
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Aussies scammed $2.5 million - The Daily Telegraph
DODGY Nigerian scams are reaping $2.5 million a month from Australians who fall for them, a conference has been told.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/aussies-scammed-25-million/story-e6freuzr-1111114595760
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DutchNews.nl - Five arrested for internet 'Nigerian' fraud
Police have arrested five West Africans in connection with an international investigation into internet fraud, known as the Nigerian 419 scam.
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2007/04/five_arrested_for_internet_nig.php
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State falls for Nigerian scam - The Courier-Mail
Queenslanders are paying out $4.5 million a year to one of the oldest money scams around.
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21725847-5003418,00.html
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Scammers targeting elderly - Local News - Wairarapa Times-Age
Scammers and direct marketers are hitting Wairarapa elderly in waves. Diane Chapman, from Wairarapa Organisation for Older Persons, said since last year groups of older people involved with the Masterton-based agency have reported numerous telephone attempts to sell products, solicit donations or scam bank details. "Last year a wide group ...
http://www.times-age.co.nz/local/news/scammers-targeting-elderly/3738514/
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Nigerian "419" e-mail scammers targeted in 80 arrests around the world - Times Online
How to take on the scammers yourself An international crackdown on e-mail scammers and telephone fraudsters has led to at least 80 a
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2589039.ece
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New scam uses money orders as bait
New scam uses money orders as bait
http://www.trib.com/news/state-and-regional/article_8ffe2f88-dbc1-5d12-8790-1e85112f7151.html
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Internet scam costs Riverton couple $6,000
Internet scam costs Riverton couple $6,000
http://www.trib.com/news/state-and-regional/article_d22c1ca5-ee28-5a82-90b9-9f0349d77719.html
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Police nab $2m Nigerian 419 scammers - V3.co.uk - formerly vnunet.com
Dutch authorities arrest 12 individuals
http://www.v3.co.uk/vnunet/news/2150833/police-nabs-nigerian-scammers
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Nigerian 419 scam moves to Scotland - V3.co.uk - formerly vnunet.com
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport needs safe place to keep $40m
http://www.v3.co.uk/vnunet/news/2157790/nigerian-scam-moves-scotland
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Details On The Nigerian E-mail Scam - News Story - WFTV Orlando
Details On The Nigerian E-mail Scam - News Story - WFTV Orlando
http://www.wftv.com/news/2634494/detail.html
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Edinburgh Evening News
Edinburgh Evening News
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=2836743
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BBC NEWS - Africa - Nigerian MP on fraud charges
A member of the House of Representatives is charged with conning a German businessman out of $350,000.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2950696.stm
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BBC NEWS - Africa - Nigerian oilmen sacked over scam
The state-run oil giant fires executives accused of taking part in a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3640053.stm
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BBC NEWS - Africa - Senegal swoop on e-mail scammers
Six Nigerians and two Senegalese are arrested for an attempt to extort money over the internet.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4509837.stm
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BBC NEWS - Asia-Pacific - Australian taken hostage in Mali
An Australian sheep farmer who went to Mali to meet an internet bride is held hostage for 12 days.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6943616.stm
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BBC NEWS - Europe - Phone lottery scams illegal in EU
Telephone lottery scams have been banned EU-wide under new laws passed by the European Parliament.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4293117.stm
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BBC News - UK - Lottery scam tricks Britons
Hundreds of people in the UK have been conned out of cash by a Canadian telephone fraud, finds a BBC Radio Five Live investigation.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1977396.stm
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BBC NEWS - UK - England - Shropshire - Woman loses life savings in scam
A pensioner is conned out of more than £27,000 thinking she was paying legal fees on big cash prizes.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/shropshire/4487415.stm
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BBC NEWS - UK - Wales - North West Wales - Nigerian jailed for e-mail scam
A Nigerian is jailed for 20 months for his part in a huge internet e-mail scam after being arrested at Holyhead.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/3594043.stm
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Scotsman.com News
Scotsman.com News
http://news.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=2580221
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Scotsman.com News
Scotsman.com News
http://news.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=2638139
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TrimMail’s Email Battles · Profile of a 419 Dupe
Spam, Security, Privacy, Spyware, Phishing & Viruses from the Front Lines.
http://news.trimmail.com/2006/05/11/1147372232_82/
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Brudirect.com - Local News
Brudirect.com - Local News
http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Feb04/010204/bb10.htm
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Cape Argus: 419 scam springs 'trip for two' sequel
An afternoon newspaper published in Cape Town. Issues-driven coverage of South African news and sports, with a strong local focus.
http://www.capeargus.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=49&fArticleId=2874471
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Big, Bad Banking Scam - CBS Evening News - CBS News
CBS Evening News: Big, Bad Banking Scam - Con Artists Use Counterfeit Checks In Elaborate Ploy
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/11/01/eveningnews/main527883.shtml
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Local Authorities Warn Of Twist To Nigerian Letter Scam - Money News Story - WDIV Detroit
Local Authorities Warn Of Twist To Nigerian Letter Scam - Money News Story - WDIV Detroit
http://www.clickondetroit.com/money/4030906/detail.html
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Nigerian E-Mail Scam Price Tag: $5,000 Per Victim - Online Fraud - InformationWeek
Half of victims of the fraud admit losing $5,000 or more, far more than any other online scam, a government report reveals.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/government/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=184429380
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APEC furthers plans to combat cybercrime - Network World
Countries that want to be able to tackle cybercrime need to pass wide-ranging laws and be prepared to openly cooperate with other countries, delegates of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group said Monday.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2003/0729apecfurth.html
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Toledoblade.com
Toledoblade.com
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040916/NEWS03/409160470/-1/NEWS
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Voices - Nigerian Scam Warning Repeated
NEWTOWN - Another Newtown resident almost got caught by the Nigerian Scam. This time it was a woman, who was trying to sell a wedding gown. Police said that on July 11, the unnamed victim received a c
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=9909941&BRD=1380&PAG=461&dept_id=157525&rfi=6
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Northern Ireland News - Public warned about Spanish Lottery scam
Consumers in Northern Ireland are being warned to be cautious of any mailings claiming they have won the Spanish Lottery. This follows the receipt of a number of complaints by the Department of Enter..
http://www.4ni.co.uk/northern_ireland_news.asp?id=62773
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Nigerians running lucrative swindles; Trail leads to man in North Versailles
Nigerians running lucrative swindles; Trail leads to man in North Versailles
http://www.post-gazette.com/localnews/20040118scammerlocal5p5.asp
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Nigerians attack con artists
Nigerians attack con artists
http://www.trib.com/news/local/article_a7aee135-6741-5d73-bfea-a16752e954e7.html
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419 gangs sting Brits for £12m - V3.co.uk - formerly vnunet.com
Mug punters lose an average £98,000 each
http://www.v3.co.uk/vnunet/news/2124500/419-gangs-sting-brits-12m
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Scam bilks hopeful lottery winners - Jul. 9, 2003
On the eve of one of the biggest jackpot drawings in history, a Powerball game that could bring the lucky winner $250 million, it was revealed that international scamsters have perpetrated an elaborate fraud using the Massachusetts lottery Web site as their cats paw.
http://money.cnn.com/2003/07/09/news/lotteryscam/
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BBC NEWS - Technology - Lure of black money scam
Victims of so-called 419 frauds are being taken in by another deceit, labelled the "black money" scam.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3494072.stm
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Elk Grove man admits Nigerian scam conspiracy - Sacramento Business Journal
Elk Grove man admits Nigerian scam conspiracy
http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2003/08/18/daily9.html
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Consumers Fall For 'Nigerian Scam' - Consumer News Story - KIRO Seattle
Consumers Fall For 'Nigerian Scam' - Consumer News Story - KIRO Seattle
http://www.kirotv.com/consumer/8470057/detail.html
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Nigerian Net Scam, Version 3.0
In the latest iteration of the Nigerian e-mail swindle, scammers pose as buyers interested in big-ticket items for sale on the Net. Thanks to a little-known U.S. banking loophole, they're bilking Americans out of thousands. By Michelle Delio.
http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2002/12/56829
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Solanco Sun Ledger - Peach Bottom man almost victim of scam
Quarryville teller alertly spots bogus check
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10507038&BRD=2254&PAG=461&dept_id=450888&rfi=6
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BBC NEWS - Technology - E-mail scam victim counts his losses
How an experienced businessman was conned out of thousands of dollars by e-mail fraudsters.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3522605.stm
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BBC NEWS - UK - Northern Ireland - Kidnapped Irishman held to ransom
A kidnapped Irishman is rescued from a failed ransom attempt in Ghana after an international police operation.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7073108.stm
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Fatal shooting linked to Nigerian email fraud - ZDNet.co.uk
A Czech pensioner who had been defrauded by a criminal gang operating the notorious Nigerian email scam has been arrested on suspicion of shooting...
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,1000000097,2130821,00.htm
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Nigerian pleads guilty in $242m bank email scam - Software - Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com
Brazilian bank to get $48.5m of it back…. A Nigerian court has sentenced a woman to two and half years in jail after she pleaded guilty to
http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39150523,00.htm
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Cape Times: Alleged 419 kingpin's mansion auctioned
Cape Town's English morning newspaper, with South African and world news, sport and lifestyle coverage. Has a strong weekly lifestyle section Top of the Times.
http://www.capetimes.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=271&fArticleId=184080
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CBC News - Online escrow fraud on the rise
CBC News - Online escrow fraud on the rise
http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2002/10/28/eBayfraud_021028.html
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Scammers Posing As Marines Offer Mountains of Cash
Scammers Posing As Marines Offer Mountains of Cash
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/01/scam_marine.html
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Web scam victimizes Alaskans
Investigators say that a new version of an old scam has appeared in Alaska and are warning people not to fall for the latest incarnation of the...
http://www.crime-research.org/news/22.01.2005/915/
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5 ways to steer clear of online crime
All he needs from you is a little money to grease the wheels of government...
http://www.crime-research.org/news/23.08.2004/580/
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