Scammers have been exploiting Twitter for months now to steal digital currencies from naïve users, but this month one attacker pulled off a rare coup by compromising a verified Twitter account.
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How a Nigerian Prince scam victim got his money back after 10 years
The Nigerian prince never showed up but the victim’s $110,000 did, eventually.
5 Nigerian gangs and their US accomplices are behind most Craigslist buyer scams
Research has found a new, more profitable twist on the same old 419 advance fee fraud scam. It involves real checks, printed on real check paper, using real routing numbers, and being handled with lots of US accomplices to cover up the Nigerians’ tracks.