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Nigerian Scam

Another Nigerian scam

February 7, 2012Richard Gordon

We’ve not seen a lot of new phishing scams at UD so far this winter. But there is a version of the Nigerian scam starting to show up in some UD inboxes. See a message like this one? Just delete… Continue Reading →

Nigerian Scam

Cancer, Orphan, God, Widow: SCAM!

January 13, 2012Richard Gordon

No one at UD will fall for a scam like this one, right? But maybe your 90-year-old grandmother with her first iPad may not be so circumspect. Just like you tell your 7-year-old twins before they go out into the… Continue Reading →

Inheritance Scams, Nigerian Scam

My beloved. (Inheritance scam with religious overtones)

October 21, 2011Richard Gordon

Every so often, you hear a local news story about someone having fallen for this kind of scam. Usually someone new to email is convinced that, because the story is so sad, because the alleged sender says she prayed over… Continue Reading →

Banking, Inheritance Scams, Nigerian Scam

US Ambassador to Nigeria

October 17, 2011Richard Gordon 3 Comments

Spotted in UD email on 10/17/11–a version of this moldy oldie — the Nigeria Ambassador scam! Note the fake email addresses in the headers and the request for an inappropriate amount of personal information. Subject: US AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA Date:… Continue Reading →

Nigerian Scam

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