by admin | Jul 19, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Today’s Scam of the day comes from the email of a Scamicide reader. I am sure that the same email has been sent to many of you, as well. This is just another version of the Nigerian email scam. Although it may seem that the Nigerian email scam began in the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 27, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Today’s Scam of the day comes right from my email and I am sure that it has appeared in the email boxes of many of you. Although it may appear that the Nigerian email scam began in the era of the Internet, the basis of the scam actually goes back to 1588 when...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 20, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As I said in a Scam of the day just a few days ago, not all Nigerian letters come from Nigeria. The name “Nigerian letter” has come to refer to an entire genre of scams that share the same essential element, which is that somehow you have been lucky...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 15, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Today’s scam of the day again comes from my own email where I received the following email message that carries all of the characteristics of the typical Nigerian email scam, where it appears you are promised a windfall of money without having to do anything. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 20, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Like an old friend or perhaps a bad penny, the Nigerian email scam by which you receive an email promising riches under various pretexts such as an inheritance or in return for simple assistance in moving money out of Nigeria keeps on coming back. A copy of one of...
