Posts Tagged ‘419 scam’

Scam Alert: You Are a Mercedes-Benz Winner

Oct

2013

Over the past period, weve seen a lot of scams in which cybercrooks lure potential victims by promising them cars. Experts have now spotted a 419 scam email that promises recipients a Mercedes-Benz. The emails are entitled You are a Mercedes-Benz winner !!! and they read something like this: D…

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419 Scammers Eye ICC Champions Trophy 2013

Jun

2013

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy 2013 is currently being held in England and Wales. The group matches are already in progress and the grand finale will be held on June 23. In the past, Symantec observed various spam emails targeting the ICC World T20 and the Cricket World Cup. As expected, we have […]

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You may be Surprise too receive this letterfrom me. . .

Jul

2012

You've almost certainly received an email similar to the one below. Despite being well-known and transparent, the Nigerian email scam (also known as the 419 scam, a reference to the article of the Nigerian Criminal Code that such activities violate) retains its place on the list of top ten internet/email scams for 2012, and still results in […]

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Scam Alert: You Are a Mercedes-Benz Winner

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