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Nigerian "Scam Police" Shut Down 800 Web Sites

Posted by timothy on from the had-to-pay-shipping-on-them-first dept.

Sooner Boomer writes "Nigerian police, in what is named Operation 'Eagle Claw,' have shut down 800 scam web sites and arrested members of 18 syndicates behind the fraudulent scam sites. Reports on Breitbart.com and Pointblank give details on the busts. The investigation was done in cooperation with Microsoft to help develop smart technology software capable of detecting fraudulent emails. From Breitbart: 'When operating at full capacity, within the next six months, the scheme, dubbed "Eagle Claw," should be able to forewarn around a quarter of million potential victims.'"

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  1. MY DEAR SIR by jrumney · · Score: 1, Redundant

    i represent the late james smith esq of lagos, nigeria. the late mr james left a substantial amount in his will to fund the development of a network of wireless sensors atop lampposts here in lagos, however due to a bug in the software that generates the front page of popular website slashdot.org, the money has mistakenly gone to cambridge, ma instead. i seek your assistance in paying for urgent legal counsel in your great country of america as to transfer the lawyers fees from here would take several months due to the bureaucratic and corrupt nature of our public servants. in return, we will award you 10% of the amount we recover. please send the amount of usd5000 in cash to our lawyers office address at an anonymous dropbox in netherlands.

    YOURS GRATIOUSLY,
    MR GEORGE BURNS III

  2. Re:In other news... by paragon1 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    American English is our language, British English is yours.

    The difference is you fellas spell everything funny, and talk like you're holding your noses. Cheers.