Category Archives: Nigeria

Nigeria is a code word for all things corrupt. Home of the 419 scam.

‘Nigerian’ Scam still top online Scam, says PandaLabs

Posted on 2 Sep/2010 by mxw

the best defense PandaLabs, Panda Security’s anti-malware laboratory has drawn up a ranking of the most widely used scams over the last few years. These confidence tricks, which are still in wide circulation, all have the same objective: to defraud … Continue reading →

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Less 419 Scams while Nigerian Cable is Out?

Posted on 30 Jul/2009 by mxw

Large parts of West Africa have communications blackouts after damage was found on the major undersea fiberoptic cable, known as SAT-3, which supplies countries such as Benin, Togo, Niger and Nigeria. The cable runs from Portugal and Spain to South … Continue reading →

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Scam Victims as Criminal as the Scammers?

Posted on 22 Aug/2008 by mxw

This just in…. Australian victims of Nigerian online scams are greedy and should be jailed along with the Africans who relieved them of their cash, according to High Commissioner Sunday Olu Agb (Nigerian Envoy to Canberra). “People who send their … Continue reading →

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Mrs Thatcher and the £20,000,000 from her hubby

Posted on 20 Oct/2007 by mxw

From: Lady Rebecca Thatcher. No:36 Old Shrewberry Street, London England. Beloved,i am Lady Rebecca Thatcher, suffering from cancerous ailment..I used to be married to Sir Jeremy Thatcher an Englishman who is dead and resting peacefully. My husband was into private … Continue reading →

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Michigan County treasurer in Million Dollar Nigerian Scam

Posted on 25 Jan/2007 by mxw

A former Michigan county treasurer was arrested last week for allegedly embezzling more than US$1.2 million in public funds, which he sent to a Nigerian fraud scam. Thomas Katona, 56, the former treasurer of Alcona County, was arraigned in a … Continue reading →

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“Black Money” Scam – As seen on TV

Posted on 8 Dec/2006 by mxw

If you can wait while the ad plays, this is a very interesting backgrounder for the ‘Nigerian’ scam called ‘Black Money’. In this scam, suitcases full of black paper are sold, along with a very expensive chemical which they claim … Continue reading →

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Today’s Sorry Scam Story

Posted on 29 Nov/2006 by mxw

I had to break some bad news to a very nice, normal, professional lady in San Jose, California today. I got possession of a scammer’s email account and read with horror the scam unfolding. The story was the same as … Continue reading →

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