Nigeria is currently undergoing what I like to call old people too afraid to give young people money to do business, but you are free to call it economy traffic jam anytime. Things are so difficult in Nigeria right now, that even an average income earner can't buy a bag of rice (the big one oh). Therefore making them victims of internet scams promising quick money. Eg thejobtasks.com. (more…)
A Nigerian man living in the U.S. on a student visa faces federal wire fraud charges in connection with a sophisticated email phishing scam targeting businesses. Amechi Colvis Amuegbunam, 28, of Lagos, Nigeria, was arrested in Baltimore in August and charged with scamming 17 North Texas companies out of more than $600,000 using the technique.He remains in federal custody in Dallas. If convicted, he faces up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $1 million. He is accused of sending emails that looked like forwarded messages from top company executives to employees
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