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Wednesday, May 22
7:38 AM | Al Williams
419ers Arrested
About twice a week I get an offer to help some government or bank official in Nigeria (or a nearby country) launder some huge sum of money. Of course, this is the infamous 419 Scam. The idea that someone would pick me at random to launder a few million dollars is pretty laughable. Apparently, some people really think that a government official would ask a U.S. working stiff to help launder a small fortune. The U.S. Secret Service estimates the fraud nets millions each year. They also say they field 100 telephone calls a day from victims and potential victims. They've even stationed agents in Nigeria to try to stem the problem at the source. The U.S. State Department reports that 15 victims from various countries were actually murdered in 1996. When I first read this information, I was surprised. I just delete these messages as obvious scams and it never occurred to me that anyone would take something like this seriously.
ZDNet reports that South African police with assistance from Scotland Yard arrested four Nigerians, a Cameroonian, and a South African for sending out these letters, faxes, and e-mails. Evidently, they were also trafficking drugs. It seems like these guys would be easy to catch using decoy victims. I'd guess if the Secret Service set up a hotmail account, they'd only have to wait a few weeks before they were approached.
7:38 AM | Al Williams
419ers Arrested
About twice a week I get an offer to help some government or bank official in Nigeria (or a nearby country) launder some huge sum of money. Of course, this is the infamous 419 Scam. The idea that someone would pick me at random to launder a few million dollars is pretty laughable. Apparently, some people really think that a government official would ask a U.S. working stiff to help launder a small fortune. The U.S. Secret Service estimates the fraud nets millions each year. They also say they field 100 telephone calls a day from victims and potential victims. They've even stationed agents in Nigeria to try to stem the problem at the source. The U.S. State Department reports that 15 victims from various countries were actually murdered in 1996. When I first read this information, I was surprised. I just delete these messages as obvious scams and it never occurred to me that anyone would take something like this seriously.
ZDNet reports that South African police with assistance from Scotland Yard arrested four Nigerians, a Cameroonian, and a South African for sending out these letters, faxes, and e-mails. Evidently, they were also trafficking drugs. It seems like these guys would be easy to catch using decoy victims. I'd guess if the Secret Service set up a hotmail account, they'd only have to wait a few weeks before they were approached.
Betrüger kassieren mit Nigeria-Connection im Internet ab
Auf die seit 15 Jahren bekannte Betrugs-Masche der so genannten Nigeria-Connection fallen immer mehr Internet-Nutzer herein. "In letzter Zeit nimmt diese Betrugsform via Internet rapide zu", sagte Kriminaloberrat Ralf Michelfelder vom Landeskriminalamt Baden-Württemberg dem Nachrichtenmagazin 'Focus'. Er bestätigte damit Zahlen des US-amerikanischen Verbraucherverbandes, National Consumers League, der für das vergangene Jahr bei dieser Betrugsform im Internet einen Anstieg um 900 Prozent konstatiert.
Die Gauner schreiben ihre Opfer verstärkt per E-Mail an und versprechen eine Belohnung in Millionenhöhe. Zuvor sollen die Angeschriebenen eine Vorauszahlung leisten, mit deren Hilfe ein vermeintlich großes Vermögen aus Nigeria geschafft werden soll. LKA-Ermittler Michelfelder warnte "dringend davor, auf solche Angebote einzugehen". (as)
Auf die seit 15 Jahren bekannte Betrugs-Masche der so genannten Nigeria-Connection fallen immer mehr Internet-Nutzer herein. "In letzter Zeit nimmt diese Betrugsform via Internet rapide zu", sagte Kriminaloberrat Ralf Michelfelder vom Landeskriminalamt Baden-Württemberg dem Nachrichtenmagazin 'Focus'. Er bestätigte damit Zahlen des US-amerikanischen Verbraucherverbandes, National Consumers League, der für das vergangene Jahr bei dieser Betrugsform im Internet einen Anstieg um 900 Prozent konstatiert.
Die Gauner schreiben ihre Opfer verstärkt per E-Mail an und versprechen eine Belohnung in Millionenhöhe. Zuvor sollen die Angeschriebenen eine Vorauszahlung leisten, mit deren Hilfe ein vermeintlich großes Vermögen aus Nigeria geschafft werden soll. LKA-Ermittler Michelfelder warnte "dringend davor, auf solche Angebote einzugehen". (as)
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