Man Gets 12 Years in Prison for Nigerian Spam Scam

September 13th, 2010 → 7:29 am @ Sue Walsh

A Nigerian man living in the US and married to an American citizen was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his part in a Nigerian scam (also known an advanced payment or 419 scam after the section in the Nigerian penal code that makes it illegal). Prosecutors say Okpako Mike Diamreyan scammed over a million [...]

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New Spam Campaign Delivers Death Threats

August 2nd, 2010 → 4:55 am @ Sue Walsh

A new spam campaign has a disturbing twist. The messages aren’t selling anything or attempting to lure the recipients to a malicious site. Instead, they tell them they have only days to live.
With subject lines like “Somebody you call friend wants you dead!” they can’t help but get the recipient’s attention. The message is even [...]

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New Spam Campaign Delivers Death Threats

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