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“Iranian” Advanced Fee Fraud

29
Jul
2011

Claiming to come from Iran, but actually originating from 115.249.131.254 in India, this allegedly Iranian scam is just a new twist on the Nigerian 419 scams that we are all familiar with.. in other words, this is an advanced fee fraud. From: Ghohestani Hananehsadat Seyedhemed 115.249.131.254@webmail.sphpl.comReply-To: iranianhananehsadat@gawab.comDate: 29 July 2011 07:55Subject: FROM IRAN…..             My […]

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419 Spam Goes Lingo

13
May
2011

Have you ever received an email from an unknown person offering you an exorbitant amount of money and asking for your personal information in return? Well, that is exactly what a “419 scam” is!419 spam, also known as Nigerian spam, is named after the Nigerian penal code, section 4-1-9. The most common forms of 419 […]

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