The poor, poor souls who fall victim to the advance fee fraud (AFF) known as Tesla regularly show up in social media very angry they didn’t realize the scam sooner. Advance fee fraud is when [Elon Musk] targets victims to make advance or upfront payments for goods, services and/or financial gains that do not materialize … Continue reading $100K Scam Angers Tesla Owners: Yet Another Cybertruck Totaled in Minor Crash
A few days ago I started a blog post with this: At the RSA SF Conference in 2010 my mother and I presented a talk called “There’s No Patch for Social Engineering”. One of the key findings revealed in the talk (also explained in other blog posts and our 2006 paper) is that intelligence is … Continue reading Why do Nigerian Scammers Say They are from Nigeria?
As I prepare for my upcoming presentation “False Harmony: Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Stereotypes on the Internet”, together with Dr. Harriet Ottenheimer, I am looking forward to discussing some remarkable new methods used by the Nigerian Scam artists since we started this project over four years ago. We have noticed important changes since we began … Continue reading Preparing for another presentation on Nigerian Scams
The BBC reports on changes in Nigeria that are meant to help fight 419 fraud: Virtually anyone with an email account will be familiar with this crime, which involves sending emails or faxes to potential victims around the world, sucking them into a highly attractive but utterly false financial deal. Back in Nigeria, the rewards … Continue reading Nigerian ISPs now liable for 419ers