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419 Advance Fee Fraud Nigerian Scam
An archive of e-mailed solicitations received, how much the web site owner would have supposedly made by now, which scenarios are used (e.g., dead foreigner, or chemically treated money), explanation of how the scam operates, and links.
http://www.popsubculture.com/pop/bio_project/nigeria-fraud.html
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419Legal
Advance Free Fraud forums, information and links to fraudulent sites.
http://www.419legal.org
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Advance Fee Fraud
Outlines how common variations of this scam operate, including loans, phony sweepstakes, west African letters. From the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/scams/advance_fee_e.htm
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Anatomy of a 419 scam
Detailed examination of how an American man fell for a fraudulent scheme operating out of the UK. [The Register]
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/09/419_scam_anatomy/
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Brian Wizard
Offers free pdf-format books about fighting Nigerian 419 letter scams and email fraud.
http://www.brianwizard.com/
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E-Mail fraud scheme: Despite warnings, Americans continue to lose millions to Nigerian con artists
Those official-sounding letters from someone in Africa are too good to be true. Article includes quotes from victims. Also, a sidebar article on the columnist's correspondence with a Nigerian man who claimed to need help to transfer millions of dollars to Amsterdam. [Detroit Free Press]
http://www.freep.com/money/tech/mwend19_20020419.htm
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E-Mail Scams: How to Recognize Advance Fee Fraud
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
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FW - Investment Consulting
Examples of business financing fraud (based on advance fees) and other fraudulent schemes.
http://noriainternational.com/investment-consulting/
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Greater Things: Nigerian / 419 Scam
The experience of a businessman fooled by this scam. Contact is initiated via letter, fax, or email offers of millions of dollars in compensation for holding even more millions of dollars in your bank account.
http://www.greaterthings.com/News/NigerianScam/
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I crave your distinguished indulgence (and all your cash)
The author describes the mass of offers he has received from African nations, offering him a share of millions, with a description of how the scam works. [Salon]
http://archive.salon.com/people/feature/2001/08/07/419scams/print.html
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International Investigation Services, Nigeria Division
Describing the Nigerian advance fee scam, with a searchable database of known names used by persons participating in the fraud, along with an archive of the letters and fake documents they use, and a bulletin board.
http://www.superhighway.is/iis/index.asp
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Nigeria E-Mail Scam aka 419 Scam aka Advance Fee Fraud
Description of the scam's mechanics, history, senders' aliases, ways to easily identify the scam email, and related links.
http://www.re-quest.net/internet/myths/nigeria/index.htm
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Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud
Pamphlet from the Australian Institute of Criminology. Press release, abstract, information on ordering the print publication.
http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi121.html
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Nigerian Fraud Email Gallery
An archive of several hundred scam letters, with date received, names of supposed senders, country where the money is supposed to have originated, and amount.
http://www.potifos.com/fraud/
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Nigerian Scam
Outlines the basics of this con, mentions variations, gives an example of a typical letter, explains how victims are taken in by this long-running scam. Links to further information.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/nigeria.htm
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Nigerian Scams
Describes some variations of the "Nigerian Scam," scam indicators, typical opening lines, phone numbers mentioned, web sites used by the scammers. Names, company names, and e-mail addresses used by the gangsters.
http://www.nigerianscams.org/
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Scam 419
An online database of scam 419 letters, explanation of how the scam operates, all the necessary links related to the 419 fraud.
http://www.scam419.com/
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The 419 Coalition
Devoted to fighting the advance money scam, in which victims are offered millions for allowing an even greater sum to be deposited in their bank account, but end up having their accounts drained or being fooled into advancing fictitious taxes, fees or bribes.
http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/
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The 419 Scam/Nigerian Scam
People in academia can be targets of advance fee fraud schemes too. Sample letter, bullet list of common features of a "419" scam, and FAQ. From University of Pennsylvania Computing/Information Security.
http://www.upenn.edu/computing/security/advisories/419scam.html
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The Nigerian Nightmare
Examines the 419 scam as well as its history, going back several decades. [Slate]
http://www.slate.com/id/2072851/
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The Sani Abacha Fraud
An insight to a fraudulent email campaign.
http://abacha.netfirms.com/
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Urgent "Nigeria-419" Scam from South Africa
The sender of the e-mail solicitation claimed to be a South African V.I.P., but it was still the Nigerian 419 scam. E.D. Truitt explains why this con game is dangerous.
http://www.etee2k.net/nigeria_419.html
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West African Advanced Fee Fraud
What the West African "419" fraud is, how it works, where victims meet up with the criminals operating this scheme, what residents of the UK should do if they receive a 419 letter. From the Metropolitan Police.
http://www.met.police.uk/fraudalert/419.htm
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