Scamming You Twice: New E-mail Scam Targets Past Victims

Hoping their victims will fall for their false claims twice, e-mail scammers are targeting past victims of similar frauds claiming their lost money will be refunded. Posing as delegates of...

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July 30, 2007 in Nigerian E-mail Scams | Permalink | User Comments (29)

Exclusive: The Secret Behind the 'Black Money' Scam

The "black money" scam is one of the most ingenious...

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March 9, 2007 in Nigerian E-mail Scams | Permalink | User Comments (41)

Exclusive: Confessions of an Internet Scammer

The U.S. operative for a Nigerian Internet scam ring...

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March 8, 2007 in Nigerian E-mail Scams | Permalink | User Comments (70)

ABC Expose Doesn't Stop Scammer From Trying Again

Read the fascinating e-mail exchanges for yourself. Even after he was told he would be featured on a 20/20 expose, a Nigerian scammer continued his efforts to get a California...

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December 11, 2006 in Nigerian E-mail Scams | Permalink | User Comments (108)

Black Money: The Latest Twist in the Billion Dollar Nigerian Scam Racket

There are hundreds of variations on the Nigerian e-mail scams, including one in which the victims are told they've inherited millions, millions in money that has been painted black to...

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December 8, 2006 in Nigerian E-mail Scams | Permalink | User Comments (101)

Former Congressman Duped by Nigerian Scams

If reports are true that Chelsea Clinton and her boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky are considering marriage, the father of the groom won't be able to attend the wedding until he is...

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December 8, 2006 in Nigerian E-mail Scams | Permalink | User Comments (347)

Despite Growing Scams, U.S. Secret Service Pulls Agents Out of Nigeria

Despite massive counterfeiting of U.S. currency and checks in Nigeria, the American law enforcement agency with principal jurisdiction, the Secret Service, has closed its office in Lagos, Nigeria. Nigerian officials...

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December 7, 2006 in Nigerian E-mail Scams | Permalink | User Comments (39)

Churches, Ministers Targeted By Nigerian E-mail Scammers

Nigerian e-mail scammers are successfully targeting American churches and ministers, cheating them out of millions of dollars under the guise of spreading the word of Jesus. "They are going after...

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December 6, 2006 in Nigerian E-mail Scams | Permalink | User Comments (142)