advance fee fraud
A QQ-loving US soldier in Iraq is offering $120 to every reader of Naked Security
Apparently Sgt Jack Lenz is looking for a “loyal and trusting person”.
Well, that’s *us* – right?
A million dollars, the Internet Crime Complaint Center and Naked Security – the ingredients for a scam
An email scam is using a Naked Security news story about the arrest of a gang of suspected credit card fraudsters, in an attempt to scam innocent internet users.
Multiply multilingual – Email scams aren’t just from Nigeria
They used to be called “Letters from Nigeria”, but it’s not such a good name these days. Because they can come from any corner of the world, in a multitude of languages.
Diplomat held at JFK airport with a lot of cash – a convoluted Nigerian email scam
A diplomat has been stopped at JFK airport in New York, carrying a lot of cash destined for your bank account.
Please send the certificate proving you own the money, or you’ll be charged with money laundering..
How you can make over $290 million a week through email scams
Read more in my article at Naked Security.