The Nigerians and Online Real Estate Scams
Posted in General Info by Karen Rhodes on August 8th, 2007 I guess they finally figured out people were getting smart about their old 419 scams so they are ge
tting a little more creative.
Renters and buyers often post phone numbers, instant messenger nicknames and e-mail addresses on forums along with specific descriptions of the kind of property they’re looking for.
This makes it easy for scammers to write proposals that will elicit further information, said Chris Boyd, security research manager for FaceTime Communications Inc., a security vendor.
Read the whole article here including links to some of the emails involved. Amazing…
