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Greater Things: Nigerian / 419 Scam
The experience of a businessman fooled by this scam. Contact is initiated via letter, fax, or email offers of millions of dollars in compensation for holding even more millions of dollars in your bank account.
www.greaterthings.com
An archive of several hundred scam letters, with date received, names of supposed senders, country where the money is supposed to have originated, and amount.
www.potifos.com
Devoted to fighting the advance money scam, in which victims are offered millions for allowing an even greater sum to be deposited in their bank account, but end up having their accounts drained or being fooled into advancing fictitious taxes, fees or bribes.
home.rica.net
I crave your distinguished indulgence (and all your cash)
The author describes the mass of offers he has received from African nations, offering him a share of millions, with a description of how the scam works. [Salon]
archive.salon.com
International Investigation Services, Nigeria Division
Describing the Nigerian advance fee scam, with a searchable database of known names used by persons participating in the fraud, along with an archive of the letters and fake documents they use, and a bulletin board.
www.superhighway.is
Detailed information on the scheme, centered largely in Nigeria, wherein people are offered a share of millions of dollars to help transfer the money to their bank account. From the U.S. State Department. [1.04M] (PDF)
www.state.gov
A collection of e-mail from various supposed African dignitaries offering millions of dollars to perfect strangers. Also correspondence where the intended victim pretends to fall for the scam.
www.haxial.com
Outlines the basics of this con, mentions variations, gives an example of a typical letter, explains how victims are taken in by this long-running scam. Links to further information.
www.snopes.com
West African Advanced Fee Fraud
What the West African "419" fraud is, how it works, where victims meet up with the criminals operating this scheme, what residents of the UK should do if they receive a 419 letter. From the Metropolitan Police.
www.met.police.uk
419 Advance Fee Fraud Nigerian Scam
An archive of e-mailed solicitations received, how much the web site owner would have supposedly made by now, which scenarios are used (e.g., dead foreigner, or chemically treated money), explanation of how the scam operates, and links.
www.popsubculture.com
People in academia can be targets of advance fee fraud schemes too. Sample letter, bullet list of common features of a "419" scam, and FAQ. From University of Pennsylvania Computing/Information Security.
www.upenn.edu
Pamphlet from the Australian Institute of Criminology. Press release, abstract, information on ordering the print publication.
www.aic.gov.au
Transcript of a talk on this type of fraud from a banker's perspective. (PDF)
www.icclr.law.ubc.ca
E-Mail Scams: How to Recognize Advance Fee Fraud
The "Nigerian Letter" du jour, interspersed with comments. For the small business owner who might think that just possibly an offer out of the blue for a cut of millions of dollars could be truthful.
www.abcsmallbiz.com
Crackdown on £8.4m African sting
The idea of the African elite offering untold riches to strangers via e-mail or fax may seem absurd, but the National Criminal Intelligence Service says that victims are losing millions of pounds. [Scotland on Sunday]
www.scotlandonsunday.com