Friday, February 23, 2007
A Nigerian man, his wife, and a young face 70 charges associated to recognize thefts after a fraud investigation turned up a West African scam.
The discovery was made after Durham police were known to The Source in Whitby on Friday by employees who supposed two customers were purchasing Rogers cell phone plans fraudulently.
The pair raised alarms two days previously when they signed up for cell phone plans at The Source in Oshawa, Det.-Const. Jeff Caplan said yesterday.
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Thursday, February 22, 2007
The most effectual method in fighting illegal scams is education. It needs to be trial, but this method is winning only five percent (5 percent) of the time. More reporting of scams will surely raise this percentage somewhat; however avoiding the sin is the best defense by far.
The Nigerian 419 scam has a history, which spans over a quarter of a century now. The number 4-1-9 is tagged to the 419 scam as it is a section of the criminal code in Nigeria. This scam goes by few of the names: 419 frauds; Advanced fee fraud; Four-One-Nine fraud; or even the Nigerian Connection scam. However it is generally called plain old?" even by the Nigerians.
It is probable that $5 billion has been spent on 419 scams since the early on 1980s under succeeding governments of Nigeria.