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Nigerian Tesla: 419 scammer gone malware distributor unmasked

May 5, 2022 - Agent Tesla is a well-known data stealer written in .NET that has been active since 2014 and is perhaps one of...

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“URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL!!!” 419 scammer wants your help to move someone’s inheritance

April 27, 2022 - We’ve received several emails over the last couple of days which follow the classic 419 mail scam method. Titled “URGENT BUSINESS...

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“Celebrating Stephen Hawking” with a 419 scam

March 23, 2018 - The recently departed Stephen Hawking is apparently back from the dead, now a target for scammers wanting to extract some quick...

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Of princes and perpetrators: Beware of getting ensnared in 419 scams

January 10, 2018 - We’ve mentioned before that 419 scams don’t always originate from Nigeria. It’s a very simple and popular scam that can be...

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419 scammer offers USD $60 million—and a free child

October 18, 2017 - Scammers often come crawling out of the woodwork in all sorts of places you wouldn’t necessarily expect. This is to their...

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Soldiering on: the $5.6 million 419 scam

August 16, 2016 - 419 scams most commonly drop into your mailbox, but they do occasionally appear via other channels such as snail mail and...

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The little 419 scam that could

July 25, 2016 - It has been six months since David and Carol Martin, a Scottish couple, won the lottery jackpot of £33,035,323—the highest National...

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419 scam: pay $180, receive $5,000 a week

July 4, 2016 - Steer clear of the below 419 spam mail, which tries to make an offer you can’t possibly refuse (protip: totally refuse it)....

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419 scam combines lottery win and family foundation

June 29, 2016 - A 419 scam is in circulation which combines lottery winners and a US-based foundation to trick people into handing over personal...

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Will Hand Over Millions for Your Info: A 419 Scam

March 14, 2016 - “Maria” (not her real name), a friend of mine based in the Philippines, received an SMS recently, that said: I have...

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