Have you ever wired money to an overseas bank account simply because you received an email asking you to do so? Probably not, but there are plenty of people who have done just that, and they have paid ...

The Nigerian scam is alive and kicking, and now targetting the emerging middle classes of India as well as continuing to hit the developed western world. In total the scam defrauds some $500 millions ...

I would think that most of you working in the security industry -- either as an end-user, integrator, vendor, journalist, whatever -- are aware of Nigerian 419 scams...they will tell you any story, as ...

This week on Security Levity… the third in a series of posts about spam in different cultures. This time: Nigeria, home of the 419 scam. Advance-fee fraud come-ons: we’ve all received them. Typically, ...

A.M. Best Company, Inc. An insurance agent who worked for a North Dakota mutual insurance company has been sentenced by a federal judge on three counts of wire fraud. "We learned about Henning's fraud ...

LAGOS, Nigeria -- Online swindling takes dedication even in the best of times, the scammer said earnestly. The spinal cord aches from sitting at a desk. The eyes itch from staring at a computer. The ...

Received this e-mail from Dr. Hassan Haruna, of the Federal Ministry of Petroleum in Lagos, Nigeria -- wanting to transfer $27 million into my bank account in order to steal it. For allowing this I ...

The United Kingdom is the most targetted country for 419 scams - those pesky emails which offer millions of pounds after a few minor up-front arrangement fees. Almost a quarter of all Nigerian 419 ...

When Dean Cameron got an e-mail from a Nigerian con artist, the actor didn't immediately trash the forwarded scam letter. Instead, Cameron turned the tables on the con man, wrote him back and turned ...

With cryptocurrency fraud and IRS scams making headlines, I had thought Nigerian email schemes were a thing of the past, akin to the bygone days when a scammer might offer to sell you the Brooklyn ...

An Australian is facing charges of taking over £2m from people around the world by using 419 scam tactics over the internet and phone. Nick Marinellis has appeared in the Dubbo Local Court, New South ...