Nigerian Frauds First Among Decade's Internet Scams
SPAMfighter News
Said PandaLabs that the Nigerian scam, which emerged before any other online scam, was still a highly-favored scheme amongst the present-day cyber-criminals ...

Upper Marlboro man pleads guilty in 'Nigerian scam'
Washington Examiner
An Upper Marlboro man originally from Nigeria admitted that he posed as a federal agent to run a "Nigerian scam" that defrauded victims out of about $300000 ...

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Warning issued over scam artists posing as ministers
WalletPop (blog)
Posing as ministers and using real church addresses, scam artists have targeted Pennsylvania consumers with travel scams, prompting state Attorney General ...
Small businesses, churches and other organizations cautioned about Internet ...PressZoom (press release)

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Nigerian Sentenced in Million Dollar Email Fraud Scheme
TechNewsDaily
In this type scam, also known as the classic Nigerian scam, the cybercriminal persuades a victim to pay money (an “advance fee”), usually via Western Union, ...

Small businesses, churches and other organizations cautioned about Internet ...
PressZoom (press release)
Corbett noted that extensive information about avoiding common scams is available in the "Your Money - Protecting Against Scams" section of the Attorney ...

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Canadians expect to be victims of cyber crime: Report
Toronto Sun
There's also the typical Nigerian prince fraud — which has become a joke and most people recognize it — in which an e-mail arrives saying a highly ...

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Readers speak out on tattoos, piercings and fraud
Deseret News
One tidbit from this article that jumped out at me is that the "Nigerian letter" scam that is so popular on the Internet today is similar to other frauds ...

N1.3BN SCAM: Ogunjobi, Lulu, others given stringent bail conditions •Maigari ...
Nigerian Tribune
He gave the ruling midway into the hearing of a suit filed by the Registered Trustees of the National Association of Nigerian Footballers (NANF). ...

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Nigerian Man Sentenced to 12 Years for 419 Scam
IT Business Edge (blog)
Earlier this year, Dutch private investigation company Ultrascan reported that the highest-ever annual losses for advance-fee frauds (aka 419 scams) ...

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Moral Panics and Rumors
Miller-McCune.com
Peter Nardi discusses how to use our critical skills to avoid scams, respond to rumors and debunk questionable research. Certainly this shooting was a ...

Small Businesses, Churches and Other Organizations Cautioned about Internet ...
Gant Daily
Corbett noted that extensive information about avoiding common scams is available in the “Your Money – Protecting Against Scams” section of the Attorney ...

Daily Mail
Jailed vicar Alex Brown carried out 360 sham marriages in 4 years
Daily Mail
Led out of court in handcuffs, the vicar at the centre of Britain's biggest ever fake wedding scam was taken away to start a four-year jail ...
Vicar jailed over sham marriagesIndependent
Vicar Jailed Over Immigrant Marriage ScamSky News
English vicar jailed for conducting sham marriages for immigrantsEarthtimes
Express.co.uk -Reuters UK
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Tips for avoiding scams and fraud
Helium
Avoiding scams and fraud online takes a bit of common sense, and an understanding that a sales page is just that (a sales page). ...

Marketplace (blog)
Scam artists flourish in the recession
Marketplace (blog)
Vigeland: I want to ask you real quickly about another common scam that happens, the work-at-home schemes. You'll see fliers on telephone poles, ...

Marketplace (blog)
Scam artists flourish in the recession
Marketplace (blog)
Sheryl Harris: The fact is there are some really low-hanging kind of scams that are obvious kinds of scams. Vigeland: The Nigerian banker. ...

Nigerian 419 scammer gets 12 years in US jail
Geek.com
Advance fee fraud, also known as 419 fraud, encompasses a range of scams where unwitting victims are persuaded to part with money with the promise of a much ...
Nigerian man gets 12 years for $1.3m 419 scamRegister
Nigerian Scammer Jailed for Over Twelve YearsSoftpedia
Nigerian man sentenced to 151 months in US prison for advance fee (419) scamsNgEX
Chicago Sun-Times -NEXT -ITProPortal
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Herald Scotland
Vicar jailed over sham marriages
Independent
... it was the largest sham marriages scam that we have prosecuted. "The motive for the EU nationals was money and the motive for the mostly Nigerian ...
Vicar Jailed Over Immigrant Marriage ScamSky News
English vicar jailed for conducting sham marriages for immigrantsEarthtimes
SHAM WEDDING VICAR JAILED FOR FOUR YEARSExpress.co.uk
Reuters UK -Daily Mail
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The Guardian
Vicar Jailed Over Immigrant Marriage Scam
Sky News
The court heard that Nigerian-born Adelasoye, who specialised in immigration law, helped African participants by advising them with their applications for ...
Vicar jailed over sham marriagesIndependent
English vicar jailed for conducting sham marriages for immigrantsEarthtimes
Vicar jailed for sham marriage scamReuters UK
Daily Mail
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The Guardian
Vicar Jailed Over Immigrant Marriage Scam
Sky News
The court heard that Nigerian-born Adelasoye, who specialised in immigration law, helped African participants by advising them with their applications for ...
Vicar jailed over sham marriagesIndependent
English vicar jailed for conducting sham marriages for immigrantsEarthtimes
Vicar jailed for sham marriage scamReuters UK
Daily Mail
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Irish Times
Vicar Jailed Over Immigrant Marriage Scam
Sky News
The court heard that Nigerian-born Adelasoye, who specialised in immigration law, helped African participants by advising them with their applications for ...
Vicar jailed for sham marriage scamReuters UK
Vicar who carried out 360 sham marriages in four years is jailedDaily Mail

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