BeSpacific: Survey Reports Rising Concern With E-Mail Fraud Survey Says .Spam At All Time High Main USTR Annual Report on IP Protection ».May 06, 2004. * Survey Reports Rising Concern With Email fraud http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/005659.html
Extractions: SEARCH: Main May 06, 2004 Survey Reports Rising Concern With E-Mail Fraud An online survey conducted in April indicates "that 75% of accountholders are less likely to respond to email from their banks, and over 65% said they were less likely to sign-up or continue to use their banks online services." These results reflect growing consumer concern with phishing and email fraud, occurrences of which are increasingly the focus of news articles. Permanent Link Topic(s): E-Commerce E-Mail ID Theft
WashingtonPost.com: The Cult Controversy In addition to LaRouche, who was found guilty on 11 mail fraud counts, All were found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/cult/larouche/larou6.htm
Extractions: Saturday, December 17, 1988; Page A01 federal jury in Alexandria convicted political extremist Lyndon H. LaRouche Jr. and six associates yesterday of conspiracy and mail fraud in his group's solicitation of $34 million in loans since 1983. LaRouche, a four-time presidential candidate who has promoted his controversial ideas internationally for almost 20 years, was also convicted of conspiring to hide his personal income since 1979, the last year he filed a federal tax return. "I'm amazed, absolutely amazed," LaRouche said shortly after the jury left the courtroom. The 66-year-old political leader, who called his indictment last October "a piece of garbage," had stared impassively at the panel as its verdict was read out. The essence of the government's case was that LaRouche, who founded the National Caucus of Labor Committees in the late 1960s, and his staff solicited loans with false assurances to potential lenders and showed "reckless disregard" of the facts by failing to mention the organization's already severe financial difficulties.
Federal/State Campaign Targets Mass Mail Fraud (10/98) Federal/State Campaign Targets Mass mail fraud to help law enforcers combatthe mass mail fraud that s costing US consumers millions of dollars a year. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/1998/10/mb1.htm
Extractions: October 1, 1998 Federal/State Campaign Targets Mass Mail Fraud New Initiatives, Private Sector Contributions Are Designed To Give The Bandit In The Mailbox The Boot Federal and state officials today announced new initiatives including an unprecedented step to reach out to every household in America to help law enforcers combat the mass mail fraud that's costing U. S. consumers millions of dollars a year. At a press conference in Washington, the Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and National Association of Attorneys General outlined the new initiatives, which included a report on law enforcement actions taken against hundreds of con artists who defrauded consumers using direct mail, e-mail and illegal, unsolicited faxes. While the agencies pledged a continued law enforcement effort, all the officials spoke to the power of consumers in the fight to end mass mail fraud. "Consumers are conned out of millions of dollars each year by direct mail scams. Bogus sweepstakes, travel scams, chain letters, illegal foreign lotteries, sham prize offers the list is endless," said Jodie Bernstein, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. "But by following a few tips, consumers can avoid mass mail scams and give the bandit in the mailbox the boot." The tips are part of the FTC's new consumer education campaign. With private and public sector partners, the campaign will help state and federal officials in their campaign to target the bandit in the mailbox.
Fighting Back Against E-mail Fraud Fighting back against email fraud Making this part of an organization sofficial policies will help reduce mail fraud and protect employees. http://www.iccwbo.org/home/news_archives/2003/stories/419.asp
Extractions: Fighting back against e-mail fraud You've got mail - but all too often it's fraudulent these days London, 8 September 2003 - ICC Commercial Crime Services (CCS) is backing a recent London Metropolitan Police move to curtail "419" e-mail frauds - which attempt to entice victims by inviting them to accept huge sums on their bank accounts and retain a share for themselves. The initiative aims to reduce the countless fraudulent e-mails appealing for assistance being spammed to in-boxes around the world. Once contact is made, the fraudsters seek to persuade their victims to forward money to bank accounts in Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and even London so that the bogus transaction can be completed. These frauds are commonly known as "419" frauds, because of the relevant article in the Nigerian Penal Code. Initially experts advised recipients simply to ignore 419 letters, and this worked to a limited degree. However, based on a recent dramatic rise in the volume of such letters sent over the Internet, the London Metropolitan Police are suggesting a more pro-active approach intended to have a direct impact on the capacity of the perpetrators to carry out these frauds. Metropolitan police are advising that the letters be forwarded to the abuse mailbox of the ISP from which the e-mail originated.
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U.S. Postal Inspection Service Order free consumerfraud DVDs. mail Security. Nearly 10 million people werevictims of ID theft last year. The Financial Crimes Task Force of SW http://www.usps.com/websites/depart/inspect/
Extractions: Help victims of Katrina, but make sure your money supports legitimate charities You may now report suspected mail theft or a false change of address online to the Postal Inspection Service. We are not accepting applications for the position of Postal Inspector at this time, but updates will be posted as available. For more information on Postal Inspector recruitment, visit our Employment site Consumer Fraud News Learn how to protect yourself from identity theft Postal Money Order Alert: Learning about postal money orders can keep you from becoming a victim to the latest scams. Work-at-Home Scams: They Just Don't Pay. Learn more about our consumer-protection campaign o en espanol Dialing for Dollars is a campaign to raise awareness about investment fraud and help consumers avoid being victimized. Take the time to reach our seniors or someone else will.
Fraud - Prevention DVDs U.S. Postal Inspection service information about consumer fraud which involves the mail. http://www.usps.com/websites/depart/inspect/fraud/
Extractions: Mail Fraud Mail Fraud Schemes How to Get Off Mailing Lists Junk E-Mail (Spam) Didn't Get What ... Contact Us U.S. Postal Inspectors investigate any crime in which the U.S. Mail is used to further a schemewhether it originated in the mail, by telephone, or on the Internet. The use of the U.S. Mail is what makes it mail fraud. If evidence of a postal violation exists, Postal Inspectors may seek prosecutive or administrative action against the violator. However, if money is lost through a fraudulent scheme conducted via the mail, Inspectors lack the authority to ensure you receive a refund and cant require that products, services, or advertisementson the Internet or elsewherebe altered. Postal Inspectors base investigations of mail fraud on the number, pattern, and substance of complaints received from the public. The Postal Inspection Service will carefully review the information you provide. We may share the information with other agencies when there is a possible violation within their jurisdiction. If you feel you've been victimized in a fraud scheme that involves the U.S. Mail, submit a
Journal Of Forensic Accounting (JFA) Subscription information for the journal, a forum on forensic accounting research. Sample copies can be requested through snail mail. No content available online. The Journal offers refereed papers on fraud and fraud auditing, risk assessment, detection of earnings manipulation, tax evasion, bankruptcy, GAAP violation, and the underground economy. http://www.rtedwards.com/journals/JFA
Extractions: The Journal of Forensic Accounting is positioned at the leading edge of scholarly research into the evidentiary basis of economic transactions and reporting events procedural protocols in discovery, analysis, and presentation transaction and reporting event ownership and accountability proper contextual methodologies and informed presumptive testing scientific valuation and risk measurement in complex environments enhanced audit quality through active detection of fraud forensic techniques applied across the full risk continuum risk ownership, distribution, and intervention legal and regulatory impact - from application of accounting principles to evidence thereof The Journal of Forensic Accounting: Auditing, Fraud, and Risk (JFA) is dedicated to promoting excellence in forensic accounting. The journal is an independent international forum for the publication of research dealing with the models and methodologies of investigative and forensic accounting, seeking to establish a balance between theoretical and empirical studies, and striving to foster practitioner-academic dialogue and collaboration. Papers spanning the full spectrum of assurance, attestation and advisory services provided by professional public accountants engaged within a strict legal framework are solicited. The focus of the journal is on the evidentiary nature of accounting data, and topics include fraud and forensic auditing; compliance, due diligence, and risk assessment; detection of financial statement misrepresentation and tax evasion; bankruptcy and valuation studies;
NewsFactor Network - - U.S. Gains In War Against 'Spam' Fraud In ongoing investigations, the FTC and Project mailbox found that many unsolicited email sweepstakes offerings, travel offers and work-at-home schemes are fraudulent. NewsFactor http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/6508.html
Extractions: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a report Friday stating that together with its law enforcement partners it has brought legal action against hundreds of scam artists who used e-mail, direct mail and faxes to defraud consumers during the past year. Of the approximately 300 cases filed by the coalition of governmental and non-governmental agencies known as "Project Mailbox," more than one-third of the legal actions involved unsolicited "spam" e-mails sent by Net-related companies.
The "Nigerian Letter" Advance Fee Fraud - ABC's Of Small Business The Nigerian Letter du jour, interspersed with comments. For the small business owner who might think that just possibly an offer out of the blue for a cut of millions of dollars could be truthful. http://www.abcsmallbiz.com/bizbasics/misc/nigerian_letter.html
Extractions: Advance Fee Fraud ABC's has been getting listed in more directories recently. While that's good, because it lets you find us, it also gets us on some great spam/scam mailing lists. For the next few issues, we're going to examine some existing and potential email scams so that you can see what they are and why they sometimes work. We're going to start with a classic, the "Nigerian Letter." This has been around since at least 1987, but the advent of email and the cheapness of spam has made it spread further and faster, so it's actually becoming a better deal for the scamsters. In 1997, the U.S. government estimated that U.S. citizens alone were losing over $300 million a year to this scam. Some investors you would consider to be "real achievers" have been bitten hard by this one. One guy spent $5.2 million dollars and sued the Central Bank of Nigeria for the funds in U.S. Court before he realized he'd been scammed. How do they do it? The basic concept is that the scamster offers big bucks, in the millions, that he can obtain only with the victim's help. The reasons range from overbilled funds that can be recovered for oil or commodities, through mislaid bank deposits to the fruits of outright bribery and corruption.
Six Arrested Over 'Nigerian E-mail' Fraud | Tech News On ZDNet Six arrested over Nigerian email fraud South African police have nabbedmembers of an international fraud and drug-dealing cartel that spams Internet http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-918960.html
Extractions: Six people were arrested in South Africa over the weekend on suspicion of being involved in the infamous "Nigerian" e-mail and letter fraud. Four of those detained were Nigerian, one was Cameroonian and the sixth was South African. Police in South Africa believe that the six are part of an international fraud and drug-dealing cartel, sending out thousands of e-mail and letters in an attempt to defraud. Police seized a large amount of drugs, as well as computer equipment and false identification papers. According to published reports from South Africa, officers from the UK's Scotland Yard were also involved in the operation. A Metropolitan police spokesman was unable to confirm this, however. The arrests could mark an important breakthrough in the battle against the international scam, which is thought to have defrauded hundreds of millions of dollars from victims. The fraud is also known as the "West African advanced fee fraud" or the "419 fraud" 419 being the relevant section of the Nigerian criminal code.
Extractions: Introduction - Is this e-mail real? History - Learn how and where this type of e-mail scam originated Sample - One such variety of the e-mail scam for comparison purposes Aliases - Some names and countries used in the e-mail scam ... More Information - News, alerts and additional information regarding the above Is this E-Mail Real? Is this e-mail real? In a word, NO! It is an age old Con perpetrated mostly by foreign crime syndicates who have honed and crafted it to make it sound and appear very believable. The offer of imaginary millions is very tempting to most. Dreams of new homes, cars, boats, exotic vacations, and the making of a better life often swirl in people's heads. However, most people use common sense and remember what their parents taught them, "If it sounds to good to be true, it usually is." For those not so lucky, the consequences of this Con can be devastating, both financially and emotionally. A " Con " is short for a " Confidence Game " and consists of a scam or swindle perpetuated by fraud or deceit, and involves at least one victim (the
Spl's Soapbox -- Dumb Nigerian Con-artists A collection of email from various supposed African dignitaries offering millions of dollars to perfect strangers. Also correspondence where the intended victim pretends to fall for the scam. http://www.haxial.com/fraud/nigerianfee.html
Extractions: Last Updated: 28 June 2003 "Mike Aba", "Obi Azuka", and "Peter Coal" are the fake names used by a dumb Nigerian criminal who tried to defraud me. As soon as I read the "DEAR FRIEND" of the first e-mail, I knew it was a scam, but for fun I decided to mislead the criminal into believing that I was falling for his scam. You can read the exchange of e-mails following. This type of fraud is known as the Nigerian Fee scam. In this fraud, the criminal sends you an unsolicited message claiming to have millions of dollars, but he needs your help to secure it, and for your efforts, he will give you a large percentage of it. Unfortunately, gullible people do fall for this scam. Hopefully this page will alert more people and make criminals like "Mike" less successful. More information about the Nigerian Fee scam can be found here: Or read on to discover what a dumb con-artist "Mike Aba" is... He seems to be confused about his name. First he says, "I AM PETER COAL, I REPRESENT...", but he ends the message with "MIKE ABA". Actually, "Mike" is such an incompetent scammer that he sent me 2 copies of the above e-mail with 2 different names, one from "OBI AZUKA, obiazuka@mail.com" and the other from "MIKE ABA, mikeaba@mail.com", and both with "I AM PETER COAL".
Fraud Nigerian Schemes The Minnesota Attorney General's office describes how the scheme works, and tells businesses, nonprofits, and individuals what they can do if they receive an offer through the mail to transfer money out of a foreign country. http://www.ag.state.mn.us/consumer/fraud/Fraud_Nigerian.htm
Extractions: MN AGO Home Charities Office Resources ... Utilities Nigerian Advanced Fee Fraud Minnesota businesses and consumers are continually receiving letters, faxes and even e-mails from Nigerian nationals. For example, a Nigerian contact may request the use of your bank account to transfer money into the United States. This scam has run rampant through the United States for many years. The Attorney General warns small businesses, churches and non-profits to be especially vigilant, as they are often targeted for this scam. How the Scheme Works You receive a typewritten letter on official-looking stationery that is generically addressed to a business owner or individual. Letters are usually marked "urgent" or "confidential" and postmarked from Nigeria or surrounding Western African countries. The letter, signed by a supposed government official, outlines a "confidential business proposal" that you can use to make millions of dollars. The offer claims you can make a commission of 25-35 percent for assisting with the transfer of surplus funds. Your bank account number is requested to complete the transaction. The Bottom Line: You Lose If you fall for this scam, you could lose money several different ways. First, you will be asked to pay "legal fees," "taxes," "government bribes," "personal expenses," or other fees. The constant request for money to cover all of these "fees" has exhausted the resources of some victims. Second, your bank account may be drained of money. Third, you may be invited to travel to Nigeria or a bordering country to finalize the transfer of funds. Once there, you will be pressured to pay additional fees and expenses. Several victims who traveled abroad reported that the shakedown took some menacing turns, causing them to fear for their personal safety.
Extractions: Have you ever received an e-mail from a foreigner you have never heard of asking for your assistance in transferring loads of money out of the senders country? And youre going to be wealthy as a result of your help? Dont get excited or tell your boss to go to hell or start planning a round-the-world cruise its a scam. This particular scam is called the Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud or 419 Fraud (after the relevant section of the Criminal Code of Nigeria). The scammers will ask you to arrange a bank account in your name that will then be used to transfer the millions of dollars they have available. For this simple service they will promise you a percentage of the millions. The crunch comes when some last minute hitch is thrown into the equation; money is needed by the bank for setting up a new account, cash is needed by the lawyer to draw up some papers or the security company holding the money puts in a last minute request for demurrage or handling and administration fees. You are asked to provide the money that, of course, will be refunded out of the huge amount being transferred into your bank account. The simple truth is that there is never a fund of millions of dollars it only exists in the scammers story to persuade you to part with your own money.
Internet Fraud Complaint Center IFCC accepts online Internet fraud complaints from either the person who line of your e-mail to ensure it is properly directed to your complaint file. http://www.ifccfbi.gov/strategy/howtofile.asp
Extractions: How do I file a complaint? IFCC accepts on-line Internet fraud complaints from either the person who believes they were defrauded or from a third party to the complaint. We can best process your complaint if we receive accurate and complete information from you. Therefore, we request that you provide the following information at this Web site: How are complaints resolved? We thoroughly review and evaluate each complaint so that we may refer it to the appropriate local, state, or federal agency. Every complaint that is referred goes to one or more law enforcement or regulatory agencies that have jurisdiction over that matter.
Mail-fraud Case Reported In Santa Fe The west s oldest newspaper, supplying daily news, weather, arts and entertainment,and real estate for Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico. http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/30765.html
