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Krebs on Security |
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1344376 |
Date de publication |
2019-09-18 18:53:16 (vue: 2019-09-18 22:08:42) |
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Before He Spammed You, this Sly Prince Stalked Your Mailbox |
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A reader forwarded what he briefly imagined might be a bold, if potentially costly, innovation on the old Nigerian prince scam that asks for help squirreling away millions in unclaimed fortune: it was sent via the U.S. Postal Service, with a postmarked stamp and everything.
In truth these "advance fee" or "419" scams- - so-called because they violate section 419 of the criminal code of Nigeria where many such lures originate -- predate email and have circulated via postal mail in various forms and countries over the years. |
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