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Origin Of Spam
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The origin of the 419 scam is debated. Many critics believe that the scam first was introduced to Nigeria by Nigerian petroleum companies and criminal gangs in the 1970s or 1980s.
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History Of Spam
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The 419 scam was originated during 1990s as the oil-based economy of Nigeria went downward. Several unemployed university students first used this 419 scam as a way of manipulating business visitors interested in shady deals in the Nigerian oil sector before aiming greedy businessmen in the west, and then later the wider population.
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Features Of Spam
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The Internet has not only brought about the development in communications and commerce and all other facts of human endeavors, but it has also provided a platform for criminals.
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Spam News
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Internet HoneyGrid Announce 95% of User Generated Content is spam or malicious
Websense Security Labs has published its semiannual State of Internet Security statement and, as usual, it makes for pretty interesting if somewhat scary reading. [More..]
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Nigerian 419 Spam
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The Nigerian Advance Fee Scam had been existed around for quite a while, but despite many warnings it continues to draw in many victims. In fact, the Financial Crimes Division of the Secret Service receives about 100 telephone calls from victims/potential victims and 300-500 letter pieces of related correspondence per day about this 419 scam! 419 scam Nigerian Spam.
The Nigerian Advance Fee Scheme also known as "4-1-9" (scam) fraud after the section of the Nigerian penal code which addresses fraud schemes is usually targeted at small and the medium sized businesses, plus charities. This global scam (lately it is seen in Russia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, also in the US), which involves the receipt of an unwelcome letter claiming to come from somebody who claims to work for the Nigerian Central Bank or from the Nigerian government. The Central Bank of Nigeria actually denies all connection to those who promote this spam scheme.
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Operation of Scam
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The operation of the scam is highly unpredictable and often misleading. But usually, the operation would centre on the usual statements and involve the same intricacies. At first, the investors are contacted, typically with an offer like "A rich person from the needy country needs to discreetly move money abroad, would it be possible to use your account?” The sums involved are usually in the millions of dollars, and the investor is promised a large percentage as reward.
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Spam Consequences
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Some investors have hired private investigators in Nigeria or have personally travelled to Nigeria, without ever retrieving their money. One American was murdered in Nigeria while pursuing his lost money. In February 2003, a scam victim from the Czech Republic shot and killed an official at the Nigerian embassy.
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Spam Research
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The origin of the Nigerian spam is still not known. There are lots of confusions and opinions about its origin. Some say that the scam was introduced by Nigerian Petroleum Companies in the 1970s and 80s. There are also assumptions that some criminal gangs were also involved in the process.
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Missions of Nigerian Spam
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The process of spamming happens in a tricky and hidden manner. There would be a touch of secrecy and speculation in the way mails reach you. Spammers know all the possible ways to trap a person and they are qualified enough in sending you reality mails in a way that there are no loopholes left. Spam mails will not let open any chances that raise your doubt over the matter. |
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Spam Relators
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- WorldWide Scam
- Nigerian 4-1-9 Scam
- African Scumsters
- Nigeria to tackle e-mail scams
- Advance Fee Fraud
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Unwanted Spammer Mail Address
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SPAM is any unsolicited, off-topic, nonpersonal email we receive, particularly recurring email advertising products or Websites in which we have never expressed an interest. We explicitly include in this definition "e-newsletters" and other mailings to which person A can subscribe person B without B's knowledge or permission, regardless of how "legitimate" such mailings may appear to be and without regard to where they originate. |
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What is 419 Nigerian scam?
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The Nigerian 419 scam is named after the 4-1-9 penal code, the 419 scam is an ‘advance fee’ scam. The annual loss associated with the 419 Nigerian scams exceeds US $200 million per annum around the world. This is as per the statistics released by the FBI. Losses in South Africa alone are estimated to exceed R100 million per annum. The most common forms of these counterfeit business proposals fall into following categories: purchase of goods, conversion of real estate, transfer of funds from over invoiced contracts, sale of crude oil at below market price, payment of money from wills and contact fraud.
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Scam Baiting Techniques
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One goal of scam baiting techniques is just to waste a 419 scammer's time. If the scam artist is talking to a baiter they are not talking with a possible victim. These way of scam baitings are referred to as "straight baits".Many scam baiters would also claim to have sent the scammers to a Western Union office frequently to collect the allegedly sent money or to get scammers to book hotels for them. Others have had the criminals turn up at hotels, docks and the airports expecting to greet their intended victims. |
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