Advance Fee Fraud - Musharof Chy
ISCS Corporation and Receiver Corporation
Info about an alleged employment and job training scam running in Chicago.
Nigeria E-Mail Scam aka 419 Scam aka Advance Fee Fraud
Description of the scam's mechanics, history, senders' aliases, ways to easily identify the scam em...
Anatomy of a 419 scam
Detailed examination of how an American man fell for a fraudulent scheme operating out of the UK. [...
Artists Against 419
Provides information on fake bank sites and how to distinguish them from legitimate ones, along wit...
Crackdown on £8.4m African sting
The idea of the African elite offering untold riches to strangers via e-mail or fax may seem absurd...
The "419" or "Nigerian" Scam
People in academia can be targets of advance fee fraud schemes too. Sample letter, bullet list of c...
I Crave Your Distinguished Indulgence (and All Your Cash)
The author describes the mass of offers he has received from African nations, offering him a share ...
The Nigerian Nightmare
Examines the 419 scam as well as its history, going back several decades. [Slate]
Nigerian Scam
Snopes.com outlines the basics of this con, mentions variations, gives an example of a typical lett...
Brian Wizard
Offers free pdf-format books about fighting Nigerian 419 letter scams and email fraud.
The "Nigerian" Scam: Costly Compassion
Federal Trade Commission alert on those polite letters from strangers in trouble, which promise a l...
Advance Fee Fraud and Banks
Transcript of a talk on this type of fraud from a banker's perspective.