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Advance fee fraud, often also known as the Nigerian money transfer fraud, Nigerian scam or 419 scam after the relevant section of the Nigerian Criminal Code
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The deliberate assumption of another person's identity, usually to gain access to their finances.
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Typically, a false email sent that tells the recipient they have won a sum of money in a lottery.
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These articles provide content and information relating to the most common names and method of operation (stories) that scammers use in their frauds.
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Online auction sites are very good for business and the individual; however, in some cases the seller or buyer are not what they seem...
22 May 2012 17:42 Go to last post
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A bogus response to a genuine job seeking individual offering lucrative rewards to act as a financial "intermediary".
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Articles on the effects these scams can have on people, their lives, their families and their future
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Beware if a buyer of your goods offers to pay you more than your selling price and wants the difference sent back!
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