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Daily Archives: February 23, 2003

Who could possible fall for the Nigerian 419 [email] scam?

Posted on February 23, 2003 by Administrator

Who could possible fall for the Nigerian 419 [email] scam?

An awful lot, apparently. Wired reports that “According to the FBI’s 2001 Internet Fraud Report (PDF), about 2,600 people in the United States reported problems last year with the 419 scam, and of that number, 16 claimed financial losses totaling $345,000. ”

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