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419 Scam Uses Gaddafi Family as Lure Several 419 scam emails observed recently are leveraging the difficult situation of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to trick users.The emails purport to come from members of the Gaddafi family who are trying to urgently move money out of the country.Security researchers from Symantec have intercepted one such email tha... 30 August 2011 16:46 GMT Nigerian Scammer Jailed for Over Twelve Years A Nigerian national was sentenced to 151 months in prison last week for instrumenting various advance-fee scams that lead to losses of over $1.3 million.Okpako Mike Diamreyan, 31, of Nigeria was found guilty by a jury in Connecticut back in February of three counts of wire fraud stemming from his activity as an Inte... 6 September 2010 04:12 GMT