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	Advance fee fraud - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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 that it violates, is a fraudulent scheme to extract money from victims after making them believe they will get an immense fortune.
		As a result of the fraud, Nigeria is drafting legislation to make spamming a criminal offence punishable with a fine up to £2,000GBP and three years in jail [4].
		This is a form of advance fee fraud as money in advance is often required and is also similar to phishing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nigerian_money_transfer_fraud (2680 words)

	Station Information - Nigerian money transfer fraud
		The investors are contacted, typically with an offer of the type "a rich person in Nigeria needs to discreetly move money abroad, would it be possible to use your account?" The sums involved are usually in the millions of dollars, and the investor is promised a sizeable percentage.
		The proposed deal is often presented as a (harmless) white-collar crime, in order to dissuade participants to later contact the authorities.
		In some cases they are smuggled into the country without a visa and then threatened into giving up more money as the penalties for being in Nigeria are especially severe.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/n/ni/nigerian_money_transfer_fraud.html (816 words)

	Confidence trick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the process, the stranger (actually a confidence trickster) "puts his money with" the pigeon's money, i.e., in an envelope, briefcase, or sack, which the pigeon is then entrusted with.
		Essentially the same as Advance Fee Fraud, except that the victim is told they have won a large lottery prize in another country and that, in order to collect the funds, legal or other fees of several thousand dollars are required in advance.
		A recent twist on the Nigerian fraud scheme, the mark is told he his helping someone overseas collect "debts" from corporate clients.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scam (2202 words)

	FDIC Consumer News - Winter 2001/2002
		Fraud artists may be looking for you, too, because this kind of economic environment is ripe for investment scams that typically start with offers of "guaranteed" big returns (even up to 100 percent or more), business opportunities and other "no-risk" deals.
		The "Nigerian scam": This fraud, around since the 1980s, has bilked investors out of billions of dollars and, despite ongoing warnings (including some that have appeared previously in FDIC Consumer News), is alive and well.
		This fraud is widely known as "the Nigerian scam" because it originated in Nigeria and still flourishes there, but be advised that crooks in other countries are copying it.
	www.fdic.gov /consumers/consumer/news/cnwin0102/TooGood.html (943 words)

	Nigerian 4-1-9 Scam
		The Nigerian National Petroleum Company is desirous of oil exploration in other parts of the world, however, because of certain regulations of the Nigerian Government, it is unable to move these funds to another region.
		Even after you have paid them money, the local police are about as likely to then run this extortion racket themselves, with the result that you will not get out of the country until they have gotten every last dime out of you, and maybe not even then.
		What happens is that the particular Nigerians running this scam on any given day may not have the best command of the English language, so they hire someone to write the initial scam letter for them.
	www.quatloos.com /scams/nigerian.htm (1452 words)

	Advance fee fraud
		Advance fee fraud, often also known as the Nigerian money transfer fraud\, Nigeria scam or 419 scam after the relevant section of the Nigerian Criminal Code it violates, is a fraudulent scheme to extract money from investors living in rich countries in Europe, Australasia, or North America.
		Although these confidence tricks originated in Nigeria, they have since become a worldwide criminal activity that is conservatively estimated to net billions of dollars a year.
		Another example of a Nigerian scam email can be seen on the CIAC Hoaxbusters web site, run by the United States Department of Energy.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/advance_fee_fraud (1327 words)

	Nigerian money transfer fraud : Nigerian 419 scam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Nigerian money transfer fraud, also known as the Nigeria scam or the 419 fraud after the relevant section of the Nigerian criminal code, is a fraudulent scheme to extract money from investors living in rich countries in Europe or in the US.
		The confidence tricks originate in Nigeria, have been ongoing since at least 1989, and are carried out through the mail, fax and increasingly through E-mail.
		The check typically clears after one or two days, but the fact that it is counterfeit isn't detected until several days later, when the transport costs are already lost.
	www.termsdefined.net /ni/nigerian-419-scam.html (941 words)

	Spanish Prisoner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The alleged prisoner cannot reveal his identity without serious repercussions, and is relying on the confidence artist to raise money to secure his release.
		The confidence artist offers to let the mark supply some of the money, with a promise that he will be rewarded generously when the prisoner returns both financially and by being married to the prisoner's beautiful daughter.
		However, once the mark has turned over his money, he learns that further difficulties have arisen, requiring more money, until the mark is cleaned out and the game ends.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spanish_Prisoner (301 words)

	Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud Convictions and Busts by Law Enforcement Agencies
		These organizations are responsible for financial crimes and fraud schemes costing Americans, and citizens of countries around the world, hundreds of millions of dollars a year, as well as for the importation of a significant amount of the heroin used in the United States, and much of the cocaine smuggled to Europe, Asia and Africa.
		Nigerian criminal enterprises have adopted new technologies and modern marketing practices more quickly than most multi-national corporations, constantly refining their delivery methods and their “pitch” to circumvent the efforts of law enforcement and consumer protection agencies.
		Nigerian embassy officials in Abidjan say they warned the Ivorian authorities that the group was on the wanted list of their own country but were told that Cote d'Ivoire had an open economic policy, so whoever had money to invest was welcomed.
	www.crimes-of-persuasion.com /Nigerian/nigerian_busts.htm (10314 words)

	United States Secret Service: Financial Crimes Division
		Fraud associated with EBT programs is a violation of two of the Secret Service's primary jurisdictions: Title 18, United States Code, Section 1029, Access Device Fraud and United States Code, Section 1030, Computer Fraud.
		This fraud is called "4-1-9" fraud after the section of the Nigerian penal code that addresses fraud schemes.
		Nigerian nationals, purporting to be officials of their government or banking institutions, will fax or mail letters to individuals and businesses in the United States and other countries.
	www.secretservice.gov /financial_crimes.shtml (3232 words)

	F-Secure Hoax Information Pages: Money Transfer hoax
		We now want to transfer this money which is in a suspense Account with NNPC into any Overseas Account which we expect you to provide for us.
		My late husband told me that the money was originally meant for a very important government project the gas plant project that was originally planned to be site in the north and later transferred down to the south.
		With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any foreigner's reliable account which you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing.
	www.f-secure.com /hoaxes/moneytr.shtml (9006 words)

	Wikinfo \| Fraud
		Fraud is, roughly, the crime or offense of deliberately deceiving another in order to damage him -- usually, to obtain property or services from him unjustly.
		Forms of fraud include confidence tricks such as the 419 fraud; false advertising; identity theft; forgery of documents or signatures; the selling of products of spurious use, such as quack medicines; creation of false companies or "long firms"; false insurance claims; and securities frauds such as pump and dump.
		Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Fraud (165 words)

	The "Nigerian" Scam: Costly Compassion
		Nigerian advance-fee fraud has been around for decades, but now seems to have reached epidemic proportions: Some consumers have told the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) they are receiving dozens of offers a day from supposed Nigerians politely promising big profits in exchange for help moving large sums of money out of their country.
		Claiming to be Nigerian officials, businesspeople or the surviving spouses of former government honchos, con artists offer to transfer millions of dollars into your bank account in exchange for a small fee.
		Inevitably, though, emergencies come up, requiring more of your money and delaying the "transfer" of funds to your account; in the end, there aren't any profits for you to share, and the scam artist has vanished with your money.
	www.ftc.gov /bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/nigeralrt.htm (449 words)

	NC Division of Aging and Adult Services
		Two Fraud Alerts have been issued to Task Force members in recent years concerning Nigerian Money Transfer Scams, also known in law enforcement circles as "Nigerian 4-1-9 solicitations" (419 is the number of the section of the Nigerian criminal code which the solicitations violate).
		Incidents wherein money has been paid to the con artists should be reported to the US Secret Service as quickly as possible by calling 202-406-5850.
		The recipient of the letter is promised huge portion of the money if he or she assists in the endeavor.
	www.dhhs.state.nc.us /aging/fraud/alert30.htm (869 words)

	Nigerian Spam Email Fraud
		Nigerian email fraud is a type of "advance fee" fraud, with an associated possibility of identity theft.
		Sometimes this type of fraud is called "419" fraud, after the underenforced section of the Nigerian criminal code which makes it illegal.
		I am compensating you with 20% of the total money amount, now all my hope is banked on you and I really want to invest this money in your country, where there is stability of Government, political and economic welfare.
	www.expertlaw.com /library/consumer/spam_email_fraud2.html (1447 words)

	United States Secret Service: Advance Fee Fraud Advisory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In the letter, the Nigerian will inform the recipient that he is seeking a reputable foreign company or individual into whose account he can deposit funds ranging from $10-$60 million that the Nigerian government overpaid on some procurement contract.
		Rather than return the money to the government, they desire to transfer the money to a foreign account.
		The sums to be transferred average between $10,000,000 to $60,000,000 and the recipient is usually offered a commission up to 30 percent for assisting in the transfer.
	www.secretservice.gov /alert419.shtml (1275 words)

	Money Transfer and Bank Account Frauds - "Nigerian" and "Dutch" Frauds
		The Nigerian letter scam, as it is commonly called, is an advanced fee type of fraud.
		The letter explains that the writer needs to access a foreign bank account that can be used to transfer money through.
		Explains how the scam works — Supposed Nigerians politely promise big profits in exchange for help moving large sums of money out of their country — and what to do if you get an offer.
	www.jbslemmer.com /frauds.htm (805 words)

	Confidence trick - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		The victim sometimes goes in figuring he or she can cheat the con artists out of their money: anyone trying this has already fallen for the essential con, by believing that the money is there to steal.
		The money is actually not put into the sack or envelope, but is switched for a bag full of newspaper etc...
		the pigeon is enticed to "make off with" the con man's money through the greed element and various theatrics, in actuality, they are fleeing from their own money, which the con man still has, or has handed off to an accomplice.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Scam (1510 words)

	Lottery scam, advance fee scam, beware!
		For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
		For example, the prize recipient is encouraged to spend as much as 30 times the prize money in order to receive the prize itself.
		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 [1] that it violates, is a fraudulent scheme to extract money from investors living in relatively richer countries in Europe, Australia, or North America.
	www.crime-research.org /news/10.25.2005/1585 (819 words)

	FRAUD NIGERIAN NIGERIA 419 SCAM EMAIL STOP SPAM SPAMMER SPAMMERS DESPAM UNSOLICITED JUNK MAIL
		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
		[1] (http://www.nigeria-law.org/Criminal%20Code%20Act-Part%20VI%20%20to%20the%20end.htm) that it violates, is a fraudulent scheme to extract money from investors living in rich countries in Europe, Australia, or North America.
		They have come to be associated in the public mind with Nigeria due to the massive proliferation of such confidence tricks from that country since the mid-eighties, although they are often also carried out in other African nations, and increasingly from European cities with large Nigerian populations, notably London and Amsterdam.
	www.nigerianspam.com /origin.html (353 words)

	Nigeria trivia - Learn English bytes - British Council
		Set in the 1960s Nigeria, where the Biafra civil War is about to break out, two men from different parts of the country are fighting for what is most important to them, the woman they love.
		419: 419 scam (named after the relevant section of the Nigerian Criminal Code it violates), also known as Advance fee fraud, Nigerian money transfer fraud, or Nigeria scam, is a fraudulent scheme to extract money from investors living in rich countries in Europe, Australasia, or North America.
		The Nigerian cuisine is infinitely variable and adaptable.
	www.learnenglish.org.uk /trivia/nigeria_trivia_archive.html (866 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Inboxer Rebellion (Nigerian Scam)
		I earnestly implore you for urgent assistance to move this money into safe account where I believe it will be safe, since I cannot leave the country due to the restriction of movement imposed on the members of my family by the Nigerian Government.
		Shortly before his death the General gave me a very huge amount of money to be transfered to an off-shore Security Company abroad and this I did with the help of his eldest son who is presentlybeing held indetention for human rights violations.
		We now seek to process the transfer this fund officially as contract payment to you as a foreign contractor, who will be fronting for us as the beneficiary of the fund.
	www.snopes.com /inboxer/info/nigeria.htm (9710 words)

	Tips for Avoiding Nigerian Money Offers, from the Internet Fraud Watch
		You will be asked for a never-ending series of payments for “transfer fees,” “legal expenses,” and other bogus costs.
		After you wire the money, the check that you deposited finally bounces because it turned out to be an elaborate fake.
		Sometimes the crooks even sprinkle harmless powder on the money and tell victims that it’s a toxic chemical used to protect it.
	www.fraud.org /tips/internet/nigerian.htm (433 words)

	Awesome Library - Main
		Describes the most common forms of phone fraud.
		To guard against this fraud, do not return calls from unknown area codes.
		Provides contact information for filing a complaint on fraud.
	www.awesomelibrary.org /Office/Main/Involving_Family/Safety/Fraud.html (246 words)

	Nigerian Fraud Email Gallery
		By date received, with names of supposed senders, country where the money is supposed to have originated, and amount.
		Each demand for more money is claimed to be the very last obstacle before the big money is released.
		Nigerian 911 Fraud Letters, an indexed database of hundreds of current Nigerian fraud letters.
	potifos.com /fraud (2258 words)

	What is meant by "Nigerian money transfer fraud"? : Internet scams information from Answerbag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This fraud is also known as the 419 scam (named after the Nigerian court reference to this type of crime)
		3 if you give them various amounts of money to cover their costs, and you account details, they will place a percentage of the money (at least a few million dollars) in your account.
		If you fall for the fraud, you will tend to loose a lot of money.
	www.answerbag.com /q_view.php/9444 (258 words)

	Spoof Emails (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Nigerian money transfer fraud, Nigerian scam or 419 scam)
		Very briefly, the scam's intent is to get its victims to advance a small amount of money in order to setup an account transfer, generally said to be worth millions.
		to transfer the funds to your account beacuse i did not deposit this $15m
	www.akook.com /spoof (714 words)

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