Exposing Scams

The Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs is warming consumers about an email phishing scam designed to look like an alert from Capital One. The email informs customers that their account may have been accessed from an unauthorized computer. Consumers are urged to click on a website link to...  

Deluxe Corporation (NYSE:DLX), a broad-based solutions provider for small businesses and financial institutions, today announced its formal program for compliance with federal Red Flags identity theft prevention legislation was recently approved. Deluxe is implementing its formal, written...  

LAGOS, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked a convoy belonging to the Nigerian unit of U.S. oil firm ExxonMobil in the southern Nigerian state of Akwa Ibom on Wednesday, killing one person, the company said on Thursday. Mobil Producing Nigeria ...  

Before watching this video I thought I could spot a Nigerian scammer from his e-mails claiming to be royalty or the father of a dying child. But apparently those online con artists have a new weapon targeting some of the internet’s most vulnerable: people looking for love. Continue...  

Nigerians currently studying in Canada can now apply and be granted work permit for three years after graduation, the President, Maple Education Canada Inc. (MEC) Mrs. Ebi Obaro said this at a press briefing held at MEC Nigerian office.  

Following the death toll of Nigerian babies who have been victims of the poisonous teething Syrup, ‘My Pikin, ’Nigerian medical establishments have imported bouts of a possible antidote to the killer syrup. According to the medical authorities ...  

Your Better Business Bureau is warning consumers of a new string of phishing e-mails making the rounds this holiday season. More  

Lagos — The 10th edition of the Lagos Book and Art Festival (LABAF), yearly organised by the Committee for Relevant Art (CORA), a non-governmental, non-profit-making, interventionistic arts club rounded off penultimate Sunday amidst fanfare.  

A former beauty queen who sued her husband after discovering he won the Florida Lottery and tried to hide the money from her will not get a cut of the winnings, a Miami-Dade judge has ruled. Donna Campbell, 48, filed the lawsuit against husband Arnim ...  

I have always been fascinated by the steady progress being made by Ghana, Nigeria's historically linked neighbour to the West Coast and increasingly a ...  

GOOD fortune continues to surround a Kilmacthomas shop where lottery winnings in the past six years alone have topped in excess of €5.5m.  

The Nigerian naira weakened sharply to almost 130 to the U.S. dollar on Tuesday from 120.  

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is alerting people this holiday season that cyber criminals continue to aggressively seek ways to steal money and personal information, according to a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police. Scammers are using several techniques to...  

Customers could enter to win a Durabrand paper shredder and One Free Year of Identity Theft Guard just by stopping in. Five winners were drawn and included: ...  

Consumer Information Sheets Information is the key to consumer empowerment. Consumers must be informed of their rights in order to exercise them. The Office of Privacy Protection strives to provide useful information on privacy rights and emerging privacy issues. In addition to the information...  

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The lawyer for a group of Nigerian villagers says he'll appeal a U.S. court verdict that cleared Chevron in the shootings of protesters by Nigerian troops.  

He said, "since the first day of the court, the government of Nigeria has given us full support". "Its representative at the United Nations has served on ...  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers not to respond to a mass e-mail phishing scam, which appears to target immigrants.  

People behind a phishing scam are using the Federal Bureau of Investigation's name to dupe people into giving up personal information.  

Nick owner of corehoster.com apointed me as his server admin. Later he wanted me to teach him how to create automated alpha master resellers and super alpha master resellers for which, I agreed at $500. Then it was decided that he would pay $200 and I would create his automated alpha master...  

The Foreign Ministry says a Bulgarian engineer has been freed by Nigerian kidnappers after being held for 10 days.  

The safe-appearing e-mail, purporting to be coming from an airline, is actually a trick employed by the hackers to secretly obtain the bank account ...  

Bad blood coalesced in them consequent upon the October 2006 Gubernatorial Primaries of the ruling All Nigeria People Party (ANPP) at the Wawa Hall in ...  

i received a letter saying i had won a lottery drawing. i called the number gave personal information about myself and my residence. and when i checked the validity of the claim i found out it was a lottery scam....  

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is alerting people this holiday season that cyber criminals continue to aggressively seek ways to steal money and personal information, according to a report obtained...  

Criminals are using a technique that make counterfeit bills hard to identify.  

2 MATCH 6 lotto drawing. Tuesday night's winning jackpot is worth $650000 cash, less 25 percent federal withholding. This is the 48th MATCH 6 lotto jackpot ...  

Iki Atsen told the women in his family to flee and grabbed an ax as a man with a bullhorn urged 100 Muslim men to storm Atsen's Christian homestead and kill all nonbelievers.Atsen survived, but his two brothers were cut down by machetes and tossed by the mob into a well, among over 300 people...  

JOS, Nigeria, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Fighting in Jos, Nigeria, seems to be subsiding, observers said, after churches and mosques were set on fire in clashes that killed at least 200 people.  

Lagos — Standard Chartered Bank has attributed the recent meltdown in the Nigerian stock market to excessive credit granted by Nigerian banks to operators and other stakeholders in the capital market. Speaking at the bi-monthly general meeting of ...  

Lagos, Nigeria - Former Nigerian leader Yakubu Gowon will lead the 200-member ECOWAS Observe team to Ghana's 7 December parliamentary and presidential elections, the fifth consecutive elections since the country returned to constitutional rule in ...  

Lagos – Citibank and American International School, Lagos (AISL) have reached an agreement for the bank to raise $USD 18 million for the expansion of the school’s program to include grades 10-12. The addition of the school’s curriculum, which ...  

This may well be the mother of all internet scam cases.  

This is the story of a woman who sent the scammers $400K: She wiped out her husband's retirement account, mortgaged the house and took a lien out on the family car.  

Abuja (Nigeria), Nov 30 (IANS) Hundreds of people have been killed in clashes between Christians and Muslims in Jos, the capital city of central Nigeria’s Plateau State, reports said Sunday.The bodies of at least 300 Muslims were taken to the city’s central mosque during Saturday, the BBC quoted...  

Benin — The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) said it has extended its services to higher institutions across the country urging management of such schools to ensure that students' payments were collected at the point of entry.  

JOS, Nigeria, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Christians and Muslims engaged in deadly riots in central Nigeria after a local election, with the unconfirmed death toll said to be in the hundreds Saturday.  

On Monday a jury acquitted Chevron Corp. in a human rights case involving Nigerian militants and protestors.  

Tony Dennis , Thursday 27 November 2008. 16:23:00 Don't send the money back A VARIANT of the extremely popular Nigerian 419 scam is possible via Paypal, the INQ has discovered. On paper it looks bulletproof but it's still a big con. The 419 scam is named after the relevant section of the Nigerian...  

The first thing we'll do is define exactly what identity theft is, then point out the different ways in which crooks gather personal information. Next we'll move on to tactics you can use to prevent identity theft, and finally, steps you can take if you have become a victim.  

Police are trying to identify two people captured on ATM cameras as they attached or removed "skimming" devices, which are used to fraudulently obtain data from customers' financial cards.  

Why should we do identity theft prevention? Preventing is always better than curing, that is the answer. Take into consideration that even little clue you leave can initiate a worrying problem if picked up by the identity thief. Therefore, you have to some efforts for identity theft prevention...  

Reuters Nigerian soldiers patrol the city of Jos November 30, 2008. Residents delivered more bodies to the main JOS, Nigeria Residents took more bodies to the main mosque in the Nigerian city of Jos on Sunday, ...  

The curfew in Jos in central Nigeria has been extended and the army has been ordered to open fire if there is new rioting. At least 20 people have been killed in recent fighting in Jos between two ethnic groups. Jos is situated on the border between Nigeria's Christian south and Islamic north...  

BBC NewsNigeria riot victims swamp medics BBC News - 2 hours ago Hospitals in a Nigerian city that was convulsed by lethal sectarian violence at the weekend are struggling to cope, say aid officials. Nigerian army reinforces in riot-hit city Africasia Life returns to normal after clashes in...  

Nigeria's Flying Eagles will be aiming to confirm its place in the quarterfinal stage of the ongoing WAFU Under-20 Cup when they take on Benin Republic ...  

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY: This is to officially inform you about the present arrangement to release your over due contract/inheritance fund payment through ATM Swift Card Payment Method 2008). This arrangement was ...  

Airline names aircraft after first Nigerian pilot Nigeria's fastest-growing carrier, Arik Airlines, has named one of its three newly-acquired Airbus A340-500 aircraft after the first Nigerian pilot, Captain Bob ...  

LAGOS, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian Federal ...  

RALEIGH -- Raleigh police are trying to identify two people captured on ATM cameras as they attached or removed ``skimming'' devices, which are used to fraudulently obtain data from customers' financial cards.  

Ghana fought back from a two-goal deficit to defeat arch-rivals Nigeria 3-2 on Sunday at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra in a first leg final round ...  

This Day (Lagos) 30 November 2008 Posted to the web 1 December 2008 Adibe Emenyonu Benin Former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Jackson Gaius-Obaseki, has said his period as the Chief Executive ...  

Aljazeera.netOrder being restored in Nigerian riot city Xinhua - 1 hour ago by Qiu Jun, Olatunbosun Awoniyi LAGOS, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Riot in Nigeria's central Plateau State's capital Jos has been put under control as everything is back in order, state police said in Jos on Sunday. Nigeria...  

Below is an interesting phishing email. ATT: , HOW ARE YOU TODAY?, I AM WRITEN TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR FUND WILL BE PAID TO YOU VIA ATM CARD, THE ATM CARD PAYMENT DEPARTMENT HAVE ARRANGED YOUR $1.5M UNITED ...  

THE Sultan of Sokoto visited the South-East and Benin-City the last few days. He only went back to Sokoto last Sunday. He was in Enugu, Uli, ...  

Ghana are preparing for the WC qualifiers The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) claims it is in talks with Ghana counterpart as in a bid to set up friendly match in February. The Super Eagles like the Black Stars are preparing ahead of the next round of 2010 World Cup/MTN Africa Cup of...  

Police are urging people to be cautious when using ATMs, saying that crooks have been using "skimming" devices and hidden cameras to obtain data from financial cards.  

Interestingly, it was the classic traditional bronze and ivory works from the ancient Benin Kingdom, that in the 16th century; more than five hundred years ...  

ATLANTA — The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $111 million for Friday's drawing. None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $96 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. There were six second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing, matching...  

Author Message Quote: Hundreds of people are reported to have been killed during religious clashes in the central Nigerian town of Jos.  

ATM skimming is a method used for stealing your identity during an ATM transaction. This method utilizes a credit card skimmer to collect, record and store your credit card number and pin number. The person "Skimming" your card can then use this information to program his own credit card with...  

Xmas scam season kicks off Fraudsters with their finger on the financial pulse have launched a scam designed to exploit interest in UK government tax breaks.…  

JOS, Nigeria - Mobs behind Nigeria's worst sectarian fighting in years burned homes, churches and mosques Saturday in a second day of riots, raising the death toll to 35 in postelection violence.  

Nigeria shuts down a pharmaceuticals plant after the deaths of 25 infants are linked to tainted teething syrup.  

The e-mail message purportedly comes from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division. But the sender’s e-mail address is listed at live.com. If the sender’s e-mail address isn’t enough to tip folks off, then maybe the $296 that the “FBI agent” needs...  

Hundreds of people are reported to have been killed during religious clashes in the central Nigerian town of Jos.  

Nigeria's entertainment giant Silverbird Group has announced it has started operations in Ghana at the prestigious Accra Mall while it is laying the groundwork for operations in Zambia with the signing of a lease at the re-modeled Manda Hill Shopping Centre for a planned opening in 2010. The...  

Abuja - After scores of people were killed in riots following local elections, Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua on Friday ordered the Nigerian military to take charge in Jos, the capital city of central Nigeria's Plateau State. Olusegun Adeniyi ...  

Hundreds of people are reported to have been killed during religious clashes in the central Nigerian town of Jos.  

JOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Feuding Muslim and Christian mobs burned homes, churches and mosques Saturday as the death toll rose to 35 in Nigeria's worst sectarian violence in years. After a night of assault-rifle fire and explosions, 20 bodies with fresh ...  

Hawaii National Bank is warning of a "phishing" email scam bearing Hawaii National Bank's name, and is reminding people who receive the fraudulent e-mail that they should not respond by clicking on the link in the fraudulent messages.  

The 58th yearly general meeting (AGM) of Guinness Nigeria Plc takes place at Excakubur Hotel, Benin City, Edo State capital on Friday. As a prelude to this year’s meeting, and in keeping with one of the company’s pillars of “Creating Amazing Relationships” with its hub communities and other...  

Nick Farrell the Inquirer, Wednesday 26 November 2008. 10:15:00 Google claims GOOGLE HAS DISMISSED reports that a purported Gmail vulnerability was being used by unauthorised third parties to hijack domains saying that it turned out to be nothing more than a phishing scam. According to proof of...  

Why do so many email scams that I receive originate from Nigeria? I do not want to stereotype a people or a country I just don't understand why I have been inundated with Nigerian scams from my ebay account to ...  

Abuja  - After scores of people were killed in riots following local elections, Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua Friday ordered the Nigerian military to take charge in Jos, the capital city of central Nigeria's Plateau State. Olusegun Adeniyi ...  

A bogus application for Lotto money for the Hawkes Bay Somali Association was used to get $16600 for personal spending, the Christchurch District Court was ...  

MANILA, Philippines -- Once again, no one won the P102 -million SuperLotto jackpot in Thursday night's draw, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office said Friday morning.