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The Nigerian newspaper The Punch reported that a Nigerian Okhai Prince Albert has been arrested in Delhi, India for an alleged international internet scam. The Delhi police arrested him for duping an Indian Rs.650, 000 (N 2.05 million).The police arrested the Nigerian at the Ashoka Hotel in Chanakyapuri. The incident came to lime light after victim Khozaima Gabu a resident of Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh registered a complaint with the Delhi Police economic offences wing.
Gabu informed the Police that he received an e-mail few months ago stating that he had won a lottery of Rs.20 million (N 63 million).The mail mentioned that in order to claim that amount he had to deposit Rs.50,000 (N 157, 722) in an ICICI bank account. After depositing the money, Gabu received a series of mails demanding him to deposit more money in order to collect his prize money. In total Gabu has deposited Rs.650, 000. Gabu was asked to collect his jackpot from the South African high Commission in Delhi. When Gabu went there, Albert demanded him more money asking him to come to Ashoka hotel in two days. This time Gabu approached the police and Albert was caught red-handed. Albert has confessed his involvement in scam and has told that he has transferred the money to his accomplices in Nigeria.
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Spam is a launch pad for criminal activity used by the hackers who attempt to access your system and break it. These bad guys unbeknownst to their owners are prolific in achieving this. The FBI warns regarding one new scam making which looks like an e-postcard from a colleague, friend or relative. Once the user clicks on the link, and the spammer will install malicious malware on your computer. Richard Stiennon of Fortinet, an internet security firm reported that these spammers install a mail system that can generate emails and send them out millions at a time.
The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has warned of fraudulent e-mails that appear to come from the FBI and U.S. military. The center issued an alert on July 17 which stated that IC3 has increasingly received intelligence of fraudulent schemes misrepresenting the FBI or Director Robert S. Mueller III. It also included that the fake e-mails give the appearance of authority due to the usage of pictures of the FBI Director, letterhead, seal, and/or banners. The spam is actually pumping lotteries or is phony inheritance notifications. Criminals have also used the agency's name in the extortion e-mails and online auction scams as well. Adam O'Donnell, a senior research scientist at antispam vendor Cloudmark, told that these e-mails are variations on long-running scams such as the Nigerian "419" spam, which has been effective at extracting large amounts of cash from victims.
The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has warned of fraudulent e-mails that appear to come from the FBI and U.S. military. The center issued an alert on July 17 which stated that IC3 has increasingly received intelligence of fraudulent schemes misrepresenting the FBI or Director Robert S. Mueller III. It also included that the fake e-mails give the appearance of authority due to the usage of pictures of the FBI Director, letterhead, seal, and/or banners. The spam is actually pumping lotteries or is phony inheritance notifications. Criminals have also used the agency's name in the extortion e-mails and online auction scams as well. Adam O'Donnell, a senior research scientist at antispam vendor Cloudmark, told that these e-mails are variations on long-running scams such as the Nigerian "419" spam, which has been effective at extracting large amounts of cash from victims.
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Friday, August 17, 2007
Six Arrested In 419 Scam
Five of the suspects were from West Africa, counting two Nigerians, according to an article in the Daily Telegraph. They stand accused of appealing in a 419 scheme in that they sent emails promising a $90m business agreement in return for him advancing up front costs.
Three of the suspects were arrested in an Amsterdam hotel where they designed to meet the unnamed victim, to allegedly present him with a bag of money. The remaining three were further arrested in nearby Abcoude.