[NCLUG] does anyone prosecute bad email schemes?

[Doug Holland]

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On Sunday 02 June 2002 05:46 pm, Doug Holland wrote:
> On Sunday 02 June 2002 05:18 pm, Evelyn Mitchell wrote:
> > Doug et al,
> >
> > > Most of those schemes (also known as advanced fee fraud or 419 scams)
> > > come from Nigeria, and are in fact one of the top ten industries of
> > > Nigeria. :p They bribe government officials to keep them off their
> > > backs.
> >
> > This is just wrong.
> >
> > The FTC is very concerned about such scams, and wants you to report them:
> >
> >   https://rn.ftc.gov/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=PU01
>
> I didn't mean U.S. government officials.  Yes, of course they are very
> concerned about advanced fee fraud (the Nigerian Scam.)  I meant that the
> scammers frequently bribed Nigerian officials to keep from being busted.
>

Here is a link to information on the infamous Nigerian advanced fee fraud 
scams.

http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/

Doug
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