- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 22nd, 2016
Nigerians Are Responsible for Two-Thirds of Craigslist US House Rental Scams
Craigslist took down only 53% of the scams detected in the study, of which 66% originated from Nigeria
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 28th, 2014
“Purchase Order Fraud” Is the Newest Nigerian Scam
New defraud system tricks 250 vendors since 2012
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 12th, 2014
419 Scam: Funds Transfer from Finance House Employee in the Netherlands
A new variant of a scam that's been making the rounds since December 2013
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 30th, 2014
Russian Dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky's Release Exploited by Scammers
The scammers promise millions that allegedly belong to some Russian oil merchants
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 28th, 2014
419 Scam: Nelson Mandela Foundation Gives Millions to 10 Unknown Individuals
The emails purport to come from Mandela's granddaughter and the head of the Foundation
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 11th, 2014
419 Scam Alert: Scam Victims Compensated via ATM Card
Scammers ask users to pay certain fees in order to get the money
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 27th, 2013
419 Scam: Merchant in Dubai Diagnosed with Cancer Promises 30% of His Fortune
Don't hand over money and personal information in response to unsolicited emails
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 19th, 2013
Scammers Promise Millions in Straightforward Bank Deal
What are you willing to do for tens of millions of dollars?
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 14th, 2013
South African Police Arrest Nigerians Suspected of Running 419 Scam
The crooks are said to have defrauded victims of $870,000 (€647,000)
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 1st, 2013
Two Nigerians Arrested for Running Inheritance Scam
They tricked one American into sending them over $250,000 (€185,000)
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 28th, 2013
Experts Warn of 419 Scams Leveraging Syrian Crisis
Check out several examples spotted by Kaspersky experts
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 16th, 2012
Nigerian Scammers Use Photoshop to Create Phony Courier Company
One user from the UK has already lost 2,750 GBP ($4,367)
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 27th, 2012
AT&T Accused by DOJ of Facilitating Services for Fraudsters
95% of the calls placed using the IP Relay service were made by scammers
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 29th, 2011
Spam Masked as Google Calendar Invites
Scammers keep coming up with new ways to earn our trust
- Advisories
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 27th, 2011
Nigerian Scam Becomes Burkina Faso Scam
I keep receiving offers from which I gain millions so I decided to finally answer one
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- January 30th, 2009
Houston Lawyer Falls Victim to E-mail Scam
He took Citibank to court because they misrepresented the validity of a check