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The block below labelled News Items are links to news stories and articles that have appeared recently in the newspaper
and magazine media, that are related towards scams and frauds being perpetrated daily. These can be viewed directly within our
News and Articles forums.
Please take some time to review these; simply click the Read More link to the bottom right of the item.
Each of the articles are linked to the original story and all copyrights are acknowledged.
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For New Visitors
If you have received an email, a letter or a telephone call warning you that you are being scammed, and you have been referred to this
site, please click here for further information.
Please take a few moments to read through our news and
articles to find information that may relate directly to your own situation. Alternatively,
if you have questions that need answering, or need to discuss or share your experiences, you may go to our Open
Forum (click here) where you can both read about and relate any matters that you wish to have addressed.
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» Tragedy Results from Scam |
Web scam drove student to suicide
An inquest has been told how a university student killed herself after falling victim to an internet scam.
Jaiyue Wang, 23, gave more than £6,000 in the belief she had won half a million pounds in a lottery after being contacted over the internet.
She arrived in Britain last summer from Hainan in China to study at the University of Nottingham.
Recording a suicide verdict, Nottingham coroner Dr Nigel Chapman said her death, in April, was a tragedy.
Vulnerable woman
He said: "A young university student - doesn't speak very much English, her parents don't speak English - been coming across to one of the great universities but has taken her own life because of a scam from Nigeria."
Ms Wang was found hanged at her home in Beeston last month.
Jonathan Ray, a University of Nottingham spokesman, said: "Obviously anybody who hears this story will just feel that it's a despicable exploitation of a vulnerable person whatever their status or location in life.
"It's just deeply sad that the young woman was so badly hit by what happened to her just before Christmas."
Full story at this BBC News link
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» Law Enforcement Drive! |
Expansion of Law Enforcement Interchange
As part of our continuing program of public education and outreach, we are now in the position of being able to allow privileged access to those members of the Law Enforcement community who wish to become more involved in the fight against cyber crime.
To this end, we extend our sincerest thanks to those Law Enforcement Officers who have made such valuable contributions to our community, and who continue to provide information and assistance to victims of online scams.
We would like to take this opportunity to invite all members of the Law Enforcement community, both past and present, to add their expertise and experience to the ongoing fight against online scams.
If you feel that you have something to offer, or require assistance, please feel free to register as a user on our forums and send a Private Message to our Law Enforcement Liaison - Aeval.
We look forward to welcoming you into our community, and don't forget to bring the donuts! 
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» US Visa Information - India |
US Visa Information for Indian Nationals
We have noticed that in recent months, there has been a high incidence of Employment/Job Offers in the USA, targeted to people specifically living in India. These jobs have come from a variety of sources, but are usually traced or linked to a company based in the United States of America, that are IT (information technology) consultants, contractors or simply a specialist employment agency These companies have clearly stated that they will "assist" or even outright claimed that they will "obtain" the necessary working permit visas (H1x) on behalf of the proposed employee.
For more information please click on this link.
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» Metropolitan Police Announcement |
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We have received a communication from the Metropolitan Police in the UK regarding Advance Fee Fraud (419) emails received.
"We would ask everyone to please forward all their received 419 and Advanced Fee Fraud related emails to the Metropolitan Police, together with full email headers, to fraud.alert@met.police.uk."
"This request is not limited to those only living in the UK, for the reason that UK based perpetrators of this crime indiscriminately distribute their scam letters and emails to inbox addresses all over the world."
"It is essential that the entire email, including the header information, is emailed as an attachment to the above address. In the event that you are unable to include these full headers, please just delete the email and do not forward it, as it will be a waste of time and resource."
You may refer to the documentation of your email client on how to display full email headers before forwarding them (Yahoo users should click on "Options", "General Preferences", and at the option "Forwarding Messages" set "Forward as an attachment").
Users of other email programs/applications may find this page useful, but be prepared to copy and paste if your program or application will not include them automatically.
If you have any questions about this announcement, or how to go about assisting, please post any queries in this thread within our forums.
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» A&O boss Morley falls victim to email scam |
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May 03, 2008 - 3:49 PM - by John Fairheart
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A&O boss Morley falls victim to email scam
By Kian Ganz
May 1st, 2008
Allen & Overy's (A&O) new senior partner David Morley and several other A&O partners have been targeted by email scammers looking to extract money from unwitting victims.
A&O's website ... [Read More]
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» Con artists target home sellers |
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May 03, 2008 - 3:48 PM - by John Fairheart
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Con artists target home sellers
By Joe Ducey
May 2nd, 2008
These are desperate times for home sellers who have a home that's been on the market for months. When an eager buyer suddenly shows's up it's easy to say yes.
But the person you think is saving you, could just be part ... [Read More]
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» Beware the millions in your inbox |
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May 03, 2008 - 3:48 PM - by John Fairheart
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Beware the millions in your inbox
By Rachel Fletcher
May 2nd, 2008
An email hoaxer is targeting victims by claiming to be distributing millions of pounds left by a London Jewish philanthropist.
Recipients of the email, which is sent from “Barrister Sandy Carrington Law Firm... [Read More]
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» Ex-Abbot victim of internet scam |
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May 03, 2008 - 3:48 PM - by John Fairheart
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Ex-Abbot victim of internet scam
By Craig Finlay
May 2nd, 2008
Former Abbot of Nunraw Abbey, Dom Donald McGlynn, has been left to pick up the pieces after internet fraudsters hacked into his email account and set up a scam to con thousands of pounds from his online friends and contacts... [Read More]
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