About frickin' time, huh? A 2019 CNBC report says: "Americans lost $703,000 last year to these types of frauds, according to a new report by ADT Security Services, using data from the Better Business Bureau’s Scam Tracker. " CNBC Can you believe it?
Justice Department Indicts 80 Individuals, Most in Nigeria, in a Massive Business Email Scam Bust
The Justice Department have indicted dozens of individuals accused of their involvement in a massive business email scam and money laundering scheme. From a report:
Thom Mrozek, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Central District of California, confirmed more than a dozen individuals had been arrested during raids on Thursday -- mostly in the Los Angeles area. A total of 80 defendants are allegedly involved in the scheme. News of the early-morning raids were first reported by ABC7 in Los Angeles. The 145-page indictment, unsealed Thursday, said the 80 named individuals are charged with conspiracy to commit mail and bank fraud, as well as aggravated identity theft and money laundering. Most of the individuals alleged to be involved in the scheme are based in Nigeria, said the spokesperson. But it's not immediately known if the Nigerian nationals will be extradited to the U.S., however a treaty exists between the two nations making extraditions possible. slashdot
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I used to get "Nigerian gyp letters," as I called them, when they came via snail mail with pretty colored stamps on them. I collected the stamps and had over 100 or them.
The "plot" was always that there had been a $300,000,000 oil project and $22,000,000 was left over and somehow not accounted for. The sender wished to use my bank account to "make distribution" of these funds. In return, I would get $5,000,000. All I had to do was send him my account number and a blank letter with my signature on it. He would fill in the letter and handle all the rest.
There were some people actually stupid enough to fall for this pitch.
Don't blame me. I voted for Trump.
Democrats would burn this country to the ground, if they could rule over the ashes.
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