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Nigerian legal system designation of advanced fee fraud  ...
Friday, 19 June 2009
(Nigerian 419 fraud). Victims tricked into providing an up-front fee (and account information) to obtain larger cash reward which does not exist.
Friday, 19 June 2009
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Monday, 22 July 2019
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Thursday, 31 August 2017
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Wednesday, 07 October 2015
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Thursday, 09 July 2015
7. Beware of Nigerian fraud - The Hindu
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
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Thursday, 14 May 2015
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Saturday, 25 April 2015
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Tuesday, 10 March 2015
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Sunday, 04 January 2015
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Saturday, 27 September 2014
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Sunday, 07 September 2014
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Wednesday, 30 July 2014
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Tuesday, 06 May 2014
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Sunday, 04 May 2014
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Saturday, 26 April 2014
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Thursday, 20 March 2014
18. Scammers pose as FBI - WMTV
(News/ATM Fraud)
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Tuesday, 18 March 2014
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Wednesday, 26 June 2013
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Wednesday, 29 May 2013
21. 419 gang exposed - Osun Defender
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
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Saturday, 16 February 2013
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Thursday, 29 March 2012
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Thursday, 01 March 2012
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Saturday, 18 February 2012
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Tuesday, 07 February 2012
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Thursday, 19 May 2011
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Thursday, 19 May 2011
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Wednesday, 16 March 2011
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Monday, 14 March 2011
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Thursday, 03 March 2011
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Thursday, 03 March 2011
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Friday, 25 February 2011
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Thursday, 17 February 2011
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Friday, 28 January 2011
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Sunday, 19 September 2010
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Friday, 10 September 2010
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Monday, 23 August 2010
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Friday, 20 August 2010
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Wednesday, 04 August 2010
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Sunday, 01 August 2010
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Friday, 16 July 2010
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Monday, 28 June 2010
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Thursday, 24 June 2010
44. Scams heat up as summer months kick in - WIS
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
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Thursday, 27 May 2010
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Tuesday, 18 May 2010
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Wednesday, 12 May 2010
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Friday, 30 April 2010
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Friday, 30 April 2010
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Saturday, 10 April 2010
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Thursday, 08 April 2010
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Thursday, 01 April 2010
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Monday, 22 February 2010
Kolkata: Online fraudsters lay scratch card trap  Times of India KOLKATA: E-commerce fraudsters, who used to dupe people earlier by calling up and sending e-mails, have started changing their ...
Monday, 22 July 2019
SC Magazine 419 phishing email from 'Rev. Goodluck Ebola' offers $10.5M SC Magazine “We wish to inform you that your unclaimed payment of USD$10.5 Million in Africa has been released and ...
Thursday, 31 August 2017
fox6now.com Driven to death by phone scammers fox6now.com Poland withdrew the maximum $400 from his ATM and sent it via Western Union. He was sure he was ... “The Jamaican lottery scam ...
Wednesday, 07 October 2015
Nigerian scam: Get victim to commit crime Rutland Herald The next day, a balance inquiry was conducted through the bank's ATM. Afterward, $350 was ... Those cases involve a scam artist ...
Thursday, 09 July 2015
57. Beware of Nigerian fraud - The Hindu
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Beware of Nigerian fraud The Hindu The Cyber Crime Cell has so far received complaints pertaining to phishing, vishing, ATM fraud, cyber stalking, online job fraud, and abusive emails. ...
Thursday, 14 May 2015
Two arrested for online scam The Asian Age During a house search, cyber cell officials found six mobile phones; eight SIM cards; 20 ATM cards, 3 passbooks and as many as 347 cheques of ...
Saturday, 25 April 2015
On Your Side Alert: Warning about scam emails WWBT NBC12 News It claims you have money waiting on and you says you can either receive it by an ATM card or a check. Cyber crooks are trying ...
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
Livingston Daily Police praise bank teller for stopping fraud against WWII veteran Livingston Daily She then attempted to conduct an automatic teller machine transaction to recover the ...
Sunday, 04 January 2015
Nigerian Tribune Scam mails: Why Nigerians shy away from online transactions Nigerian Tribune Once upon a time, he had thought he was complying with his bank's Know Your Customer exercise, ...
Saturday, 27 September 2014
The Rakyat Post Nigerians, a Malaysian woman nabbed over alleged parcel scam The Rakyat Post Several Nigerians staying in the country on student visas were nabbed by police for alleged ...
Sunday, 07 September 2014
Green Dot scam reported by FM police Fort Madison Daily Democrat The con itself is a type of advance payment scam in which victims receive what seems to be a grant award check with a request ...
Wednesday, 30 July 2014
Scammers targeting Mt. Juliet Thechronicleofmtjuliet During this scam attempt, the scam artist will ask the victim to obtain a pre-paid card, deposit funds to the account, and then provide ...
Tuesday, 06 May 2014
Beware Green Dot card scam Idaho Press-Tribune Funds from the victim's card are added to the scammer's own Green Dot card and then drained at an ATM. The transfer bypasses traditional ...
Sunday, 04 May 2014
KCCI Des Moines PCH scams reported in Fort Dodge Fort Dodge Messenger They have attempted to scam money from local residents by offering them millions in dollars in cash or a new car. ...
Saturday, 26 April 2014
“Surprise gift” turns into scam Sierra Wave To our horrible surprise, between Thursday and the following Monday, $4,000 had been charged/withdrawn from our credit/debit account at various ...
Thursday, 20 March 2014
68. Scammers pose as FBI - WMTV
(News/ATM Fraud)
Scammers pose as FBI WMTV The scammer tells the recipient that they'll get an ATM card. It can be used to withdraw $15,000 a day. But, the recipient has to first send nearly $300 and provide ...
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Canadian envoy to Nigeria targeted in recent email scam iPolitics.ca (subscription) The scam email said Cooter will personally deliver $8.3 million in the form of an “ATM VISA CARD” after ...
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
AsiaOne Singaporean couple lost $3000 in JB lucky draw scam AsiaOne Lorry driver Tay Chin Guan, 55, and his wife lost $3,000 in the lucky draw scam that has been ensnaring people since ...
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
71. 419 gang exposed - Osun Defender
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
419 gang exposed Osun Defender It was a scam letter. Kalu told him that he was the seventh person to call him that morning after receiving the scam letter. Saturday Sun followed the case ...
Saturday, 16 February 2013
Phishing Attacks Threaten Maruti Suzuki's Brand CIO India When the victim (candidate) deposited the money the amount was quickly withdrawn using an ATM card. Once police took action against ...
Thursday, 29 March 2012
Police smash email scam ring operating in Jomtien condo Pattaya Mail Officers seized notebook computers with lists of bank account details and 15 counterfeit ATM cards. Faces of the ubiquitous ...
Thursday, 01 March 2012
Pattaya Daily News Lao Woman Lost Millions To African & Russian Scam Gang in Pattaya Pattaya Daily News A Lao woman was allegedly swindled out of 21 million THB by the "Nigerian 419" e-mail ...
Saturday, 18 February 2012
Expert scam targets Grafton man Clarence Valley Daily Examiner When Mr Smither, a Public Servant of 21 years, returned the call with the claim number he had been given he became suspicious ...
Tuesday, 07 February 2012
Different names, same parcel scam Malay Mail Police seized foreign currencies worth US$15000 (RM45,457.49) and RM14,260, cellphones, several ATM and credit cards, a cheque book, computers, ...
Thursday, 19 May 2011
AsiaOne Police nail Facebook cons AsiaOne Rodwan said police seized jewellery worth at least RM100,000, several computers, ATM cards as well US$15000 (RM45,470) and RM14,260 in cash. "Police ...
Thursday, 19 May 2011
Scam email from British PM David Cameron promising millions is latest to hit ... Courier Mail The email offers to pay two million pounds on to a credit card which it promises recipients ...
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
Waco police issue a scam warning KXXV News Channel 25 ... in order to allegedly receive a big prize later. Two incidents happened in Waco, one on Friday, the other on Saturday. Scammers ...
Monday, 14 March 2011
Mystery shopper man loses £1500 BBC News However, when the victim tried to withdraw cash from an ATM, his card was retained by the bank machine. The bank's fraud department told him that ...
Thursday, 03 March 2011
Mystery Shopper Scam Exposed 4ni.co.uk However, some days later, the victim tried to withdraw cash from an ATM and his card was retained by the bank. When he contacted the bank he was ...
Thursday, 03 March 2011
2691 Treasure Coast residents log identity theft complaints with the FTC since ... TCPalm One scam asks the victim to cash a fraudulent check and then wire a smaller portion of that money ...
Friday, 25 February 2011
Washington Post An avalanche of e-mail crowds my digital inbox, most of it useless Washington Post Luckily, Director Mueller is authorized to give me $11 million, which he will put on ...
Thursday, 17 February 2011
5 Nigerians held for lottery fraud Express Buzz Police recovered three laptops, 10 mobile phones, SIM cards and ATM cards. Police said out of the five accused, four did not have valid ...
Friday, 28 January 2011
85. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - September 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... to ATM funds transfer fraud, advanced fee fraud and vishing attacks. Deposit Fraud / Fake Deposit / False Deposit / Cheque Fraud An ATM in the USA helped identify a group involved in fraudulent cheque ...
Saturday, 02 October 2010
North Africa becomes hotspot for cyber-criminals Express Buzz With growing concerns about cyber frauds through online, ATM and mobile phones, RBI had recently issued SMS warnings to the ...
Sunday, 19 September 2010
Pattaya Daily News Scam Gang Busted in Pattaya Pattaya Daily News They normally scam people by phone, falsely claiming that they were from The Revenue Department or some other plausible ...
Friday, 10 September 2010
88. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - August 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... the central bank encouraged individual retail banks to set up their own electronic banking security departments. Advanced fee fraud (419 fraud), originating in Nigeria, was reported in many regions. Other ...
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
Newest E-mail Scams: Could They Fool You? NetworkWorld.com As recounted in theNew Yorker, Worley soon found himself in the grip of the classic "Nigerian Prince" scam, a terrible mistake ...
Monday, 23 August 2010
Nigerian scam suspects arrested for conning Argentinian Malay Mail Police seized 13 ATM cards, six handphones, a laptop, a printer and a broadband device in the 1am incident. Commercial ...
Friday, 20 August 2010
Polk Sheriff's Office Warns of Phone, E-mail Scams The Ledger Another scam spreading by e-mail asks recipients to send $98 to Nigeria, Africa, to receive a new ATM card. The e-mails are ...
Wednesday, 04 August 2010
Irish Times They get money for nothing and your cheques for free Irish Times ... the problem of ATM card skimming has been resurrected in recent weeks. Thanks to the installation of anti-skimming ...
Sunday, 01 August 2010
Parcel scam: Four Nigerians, two local women held Free Malaysia Today During the raid, the police recovered a laptop, five bank books and several ATM cards. Investigations also revealed ...
Friday, 16 July 2010
94. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - June 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... / Funds Transfer A predominately Chinese-organized crime syndicate targeted victims in an advanced fee fraud similar to lottery scams. The victims were required to deposit a fee prior to receiving their ...
Thursday, 01 July 2010
Malaysian victims in online scam Malaysia Star Sin Chew Daily reported that police also seized 17 bank account books, 38 ATM cards, and HK$107000 (RM45,000) during the two-day operation. ...
Monday, 28 June 2010
Man loses Rs 10.7 lakh in online 'Nigerian fraud' Times of India Police seized an ICICI Bank ATM card, Rs 40000 cash and a dual SIM cellphone from his possession. He was produced before ...
Thursday, 24 June 2010
97. Scams heat up as summer months kick in - WIS
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Scams heat up as summer months kick in WIS CAYCE, SC (WIS) - Cayce resident Larry Owens almost lost nearly $5000 from a fraudulent check that he was told would ...
Thursday, 27 May 2010
Granny is scam victim BrooklynPapers.com Two con men managed to convince an elderly woman to withdraw $5000 from her ATM and hand it over on May 12. The 89-year-old victim told ...  ...
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
This attempted e-mail scam is so bad it's funny Allentown Morning Call The scam: We've seen a million Nigerian e-mail scams, all promising us riches beyond our wildest dreams. Blake, one ...
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
100. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - April 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... advanced fee fraud often using ATM funds transfer, and to gain card and PIN details. Vishing attacks were perpetrated using auto diallers and automated messages advising of the need to reactivate a card ...
Wednesday, 05 May 2010
Lottery, sweepstakes scams running rampant Gaston Gazette But if they're deposited in an ATM, the money will immediately show up in an account, before the check bounces within a few days. ...
Friday, 30 April 2010
Hyderabad police crack 'Nigerian fraud', one arrested Sify He was lured with a promise of commission by Rahus Koshti, who had taken 25 cheques and an ICICI ATM card from Thupe and made ...
Friday, 30 April 2010
Phuket Gazette Phuket bank accounts plundered Phuket Gazette Recently 120 Phuket police officers were trained in the prevention and suppression of card fraud as well as the trade in illegal ...
Saturday, 10 April 2010
Gilroy Dispatch Rich one day, out $10 the next Gilroy Dispatch So, after my anger subsided, I decided I'd follow the instructions and see exactly how this scam works. I called the number, ...
Thursday, 08 April 2010
Wanted con-man arrested Lanka Times The police are conducting further investigations and will request for a detention order to detain the suspect the, Fraud Bureau added. Wanted con-man ...
Thursday, 01 April 2010
Sheriff warns of scams Mid-Hudson News They will not be looking for an ATM card number over the telephone", Schiff advised. In the second scam, a telephone caller with a heavy Indian accent ...
Monday, 22 February 2010
ATM cheat duped by Nigerian swindlers India Today The arrest of four 'cash managers' for siphoning off ATM money in Orissa's Balasore district has blown the lid off a multi-crore email ...
Thursday, 11 February 2010
419 scammers stole $9.3 billion last year Yahoo! Tech (blog) This card center will send you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the ...
Monday, 01 February 2010
Scammers have a lot of nerve Allentown Morning Call The scam: You have to admit it, some scammers have a lot of nerve. They still don't have a convincing command of English, but that at ...
Sunday, 03 January 2010
Still scratching and not winning! New Straits Times As she did not have cash on her, the scammers asked whether she had an ATM card. Unbelievably, Chang went to the ATM at the station ...
Saturday, 02 January 2010
Tampa Tribune Credit card fraud is common Tampa Tribune There are many variations to this letter but all have one thing in mind - to scam you out of your hard-earned dollars and take your ...
Saturday, 28 November 2009
Some deals are too good to be true Dayton Daily News The business only accepts payment via wire transfer. Scammers often ask victims to wire payment because the money cannot be easily ...
Saturday, 28 November 2009
Cops warn of lotto con Toronto Sun Tony Vella said the scam surfaced after a 65-year-old woman was approached by a middle-aged couple at a bus stop in the Islington Ave. and Humber Summit ...
Wednesday, 04 November 2009
Attention Googlers: New Scam Could Cost You Thousands Cleveland News - Fox 8 Federal law does not offer the same protections to users of ATM cards as it does to credit card owners. Lang ...
Thursday, 08 October 2009
115. We need the yahoo boys, say cafe owners - NEXT
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
We need the yahoo boys, say cafe owners NEXT “I lost my one month salary to ATM fraud,” he said while narrating his predicament to NEXT. “I do hear about Yahoo boys, but I don't know how ...
Tuesday, 06 October 2009
E-mail scam is circulating Santa Maria Times It had to do with an ATM card worth $1.5 million with my name on it, that DHL was trying to deliver. The US Postal Service had intercepted ...
Friday, 25 September 2009
Laughing all the way to the bank: My one-week tally of Internet ... Ethiopian Review We've all fielded dozens of those Nigerian scam emails, the creepy ones usually titled "DEAR LOVED ...
Thursday, 30 July 2009
Some frauds do things with a flair Allentown Morning Call One Nigerian scam letter writer wrote: ''We hereby bring to your notice that your ATM CARD that was surpose to be deliver to you ...
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
119. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - May 2009
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... reported in many geographical areas. A Nigerian crime gang were arrested in India for a combination of Smsishing and Advanced Fee Fraud (aka 419 fraud). The advanced fee was to cover shipment and processing ...
Friday, 19 June 2009
The Conception and Perception of 'Sakawa' Ghana News, Ghana So that was and is referred to as 'Sakawa' or computer fraud. Presently the rising issues of snakes, coffins, madness etc…are not ...
Saturday, 30 May 2009
121. Nigerians held for internet fraud - Times of India
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Nigerians held for internet fraud Times of India, India Soon after cash was deposited, they used to withdraw the amount from two ATM counters at Green Park and Safdarjang in Delhi and send ...
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
122. Fraudsters do not take a break - Moneyweb
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Fraudsters do not take a break Moneyweb, South Africa Scams: these are popularly known as 419 scams - A scam disguises itself in various forms and has become one of the most used schemes ...
Tuesday, 19 May 2009
Con man caught in act of running scam on victim Covington News, GA The victim reportedly went to an ATM and withdrew more than $500 and gave the money to this man in exchange for a tightly ...
Saturday, 09 May 2009
College graduate flees pyramid scheme in Dongguan Danwei, Hong Kong - Eric Mu Today's Dongguan Times features yet another case: a man was held hostage for six days by a scam ring before he ...
Tuesday, 05 May 2009
125. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - March 2009
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... of transferring rather than receiving funds. Overall, ATM fraud is estimated to have cost Bt 100million so far. Advanced fee fraud (also known as 419 fraud) was reported in various countries during March. ...
Monday, 20 April 2009
Le scam avec tiers de "confiance" :D Informaticien.be, Belgium Therefore, we have contacted the Federal Ministry Of Finance on your behalf and they have brought a solution to your problem ...
Saturday, 18 April 2009
Scam Targets Local Union Members KAALtv.com, MN Union members are receiving notices from a third-party credit card company stating they are pre-approved for a $10000 platinum credit card. ...
Wednesday, 01 April 2009
Scammers getting bolder Tweed Daily News, Australia THE scams keep coming and the scammers are getting bolder. This time a retired Murwillumbah businessman has been offered a 30 per cent ...
Sunday, 29 March 2009
FBI 419 scam soars to dizzy heights p2pnet.net, Canada All I want you to do is to contact the ATM CARD CENTER via email for their requirements to proceed and procure your Approval Slip ...
Thursday, 12 March 2009
Fed Ex Email Scam Costs Thousands KOHD, OR "All I would have to do is take it to the ATM machine and withdraw the money. So being stupid, I listened to what they said and it ended up costing ...
Monday, 02 March 2009
Danville resident stiffed in lottery scam Examiner.com by Paul Springer, SF Financial Fraud Examiner Have you ever thought about what you might do if you found yourself holding a winning ...
Friday, 20 February 2009

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