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Woman’s Diamond Ring Returned After Cops Bust Nigerian Scam

By KVNPark | Published: November 4, 2009

By Alyssa Sunkin
Posted… Continue reading: October 29, 2009 – 2:00 AM
WARWICK — Police in two states helped a Warwick woman get back a diamond engagement ring valued at more than $5,000 that she lost in an Internet scam.
Donna Cassanite reported to police earlier in the month that she sold the ring on Craigslist and shipped it to an address in Texas, but had not

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Want Some of Saddam’s Treasure?

By KVNPark | Published: October 23, 2009

As people become more aware of Nigerian princes and rich Nigerian generals’ widows, it would be wise for scammers to put a new twist on the same old scheme.
Instead of an email from a Nigerian billionaire, you receive one from a U.S. soldier.
This is usually how the email goes,
“We stumbled into Saddam Hussein’s storage vault and discovered funds belonging to his family,” writes… Continue reading

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“You are Jealous of Me”

By KVNPark | Published: October 20, 2009

India, with its growing economy, has become a large target for Nigerian scams.
The core strategy of the scam is the same old advance fee fraud. But instead of lottery scams and inheritance scams, free goodies are used, as well, to entice potential victims to bite.
Imagine Finnish mobile handset giant Nokia paying you millions for being a loyal customer, or Korean consumer electronics giant LG… Continue reading

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Nigerians Now Sell Birds

By KVNPark | Published: October 13, 2009

Dogs, horses… Continue reading, and now birds.
Nigerians are at it again with non-existent animals. A couple was duped out of £300.
Bruce McGregor’s mother and stepfather responded to an online ad offering a parrot for free. Just like in the horse case, the scammer offers an animal for free, but the catch is the transportation cost.
The couple was told to pay £300 for the

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A Look Inside Nigerian Scammers’ World

By KVNPark | Published: October 9, 2009

Here’s a two part video of an Australian investigation (60 Minutes) into the world of Nigerian internet scammers.
Nigerian police raid into cyber cafes and arrest 419 suspects. Apparently, Nigerian policemen like to slap their suspects. What I found interesting was that the locals are on the scammers’ side. They throw rocks at the police and generally seem to have favorable opinions on scamming Westerners.
It… Continue reading

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Scams in the News (10/05/2009)

By KVNPark | Published: October 5, 2009

I read a very sad story today.
Internet scam victim was killed by a train. It looks like the 38-year old was over-burdened with dept he incurred due to an internet scam and took his own life. He had made 14 transfers to Nigeria totaling £27,500. It is very sad.
Also in the news, 10,000 Hotmail passwords mysteriously leaked to web… Continue reading – Login credentials for more

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