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Nigerian Fraud Emails

Internet fraud is defined as any fraudulent scheme in which one or more components of the Internet, such as Web sites, chat rooms and E-mail, play a significant role in offering nonexistent goods or services to consumers, communicating false or fraudulent representations about the schemes to consumers, or transmitting victims' funds, access devices or other items of value to the control of the scheme's perpetrators. The frauds range from simple geometric progression schemes to complex frauds. The Internet appears to be a perfect manner to locate victims and provides an environment where the victims don't see or speak to the fraudsters. Anyone in the privacy of their own home can create a very persuasive vehicle for fraud over the Internet.

One of the most critical problems associated with fraud being perpetrated over the Internet is the fact that the instances of fraud are disjointed and spread throughout the country. The traditional methods of detecting, reporting and investigating fraud fail in this environment. Victims of fraud are unsure of how or where to report what they see or what they have experienced on the Internet. Law enforcement agencies receive complaints in a piecemeal fashion, most not reaching a level to advance the complaint to an investigation. Another problem is venue. Complaints are often misdirected and lost due to the fact that the Internet is virtual as opposed to physical. Without some technical investigatory steps it is usually impossible to identify the location of a web site or the origin of an E-mail.

These letters have been circulating around campus the past couple of months. They vary slightly in appearence, but they all ask for the same information: your personal information.  The sender guarantees that you will be rewarded a large cash sum for "helping" out. Do not reply to these emails. Simply disregard the message.

Sample Emails
The subject can vary, but the following are some of the more common ones (click on the link to view the email):

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