Monthly Archives: June 2007

State Department advice on Advance Fee Fraud (AFF/Nigerian) Fraud

The United States Department of State (Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affair) has issued a very useful, informative and, more importantly, READABLE document online about the most common type of international fraud Here’s an excerpt: … AFF criminals … Continue reading

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stopandhelpus.org – Scam Charity Site?

When I get spam from a charity asking specifically for donations I visit the website just to see what kind of organization would use spam to solicit contributions. In most cases it’s a scam. Bona fide charities would NEVER spam … Continue reading

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That ‘Check Receiving’ job IS a scam!

Here’s a recent scam job offer I received, one of many. Better written than usual, but the same tagline – ‘Payment Processing‘ (aka ‘Transaction Processing Agent‘ etc). This scam involves sending the victim a large check, then asking him to … Continue reading

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