Sunday, December 17, 2006
- According to a new study by Chatham House, Nigerian 419 internet scams, credit card fraud and money-laundering scams are today "a large and pressing problem" in the UK that is not being checked by even government.
- Some of the frauds send emails asking the victim for help in order to courage burgled funds out of Nigeria. Such scams charge the UK about £150m a year with about £30,000 loss per victim.
- Last year, a check at Heathrow airport exposed £20m-worth of forged cheque and postal orders coming from Lagos. According to the research, the scams are run by a small marginal compared to the Nigerian population or those visiting the UK.
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