Comments on: Nigerian Spam Resurgence http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/nigerian_spam_resurgence/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:28:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Wayne Elkins http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/nigerian_spam_resurgence/comment-page-1/#comment-394104 Wayne Elkins Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:04:50 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/06/nigerian_spam_resurgence/#comment-394104 Yes. I seem to be getting about one or two a week recently. I don't think I received any in the previous year. Wayne Yes. I seem to be getting about one or two a week recently. I don't think I received any in the previous year.
Wayne

]]> By: Michael http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/nigerian_spam_resurgence/comment-page-1/#comment-393993 Michael Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:52:57 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/06/nigerian_spam_resurgence/#comment-393993 I've noticed more pump-and-dump penny stock scams than the Nigerian oil-minister scams. But mostly they all get filtered. I've noticed more pump-and-dump penny stock scams than the Nigerian oil-minister scams. But mostly they all get filtered.

]]> By: James Joyner http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/nigerian_spam_resurgence/comment-page-1/#comment-393978 James Joyner Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:20:14 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/06/nigerian_spam_resurgence/#comment-393978 <blockquote>I always see a slow trickle of the things in various permutations. Mostly my filter catches them.</blockquote> Gmail and YahooMail aren't catching them for me for some reason. In addition to the Nigeria-type scams, I've also won several lotteries.

I always see a slow trickle of the things in various permutations. Mostly my filter catches them.

Gmail and YahooMail aren't catching them for me for some reason. In addition to the Nigeria-type scams, I've also won several lotteries.

]]> By: Steven Taylor http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/nigerian_spam_resurgence/comment-page-1/#comment-393976 Steven Taylor Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:12:19 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/06/nigerian_spam_resurgence/#comment-393976 I always see a slow trickle of the things in various permutations. Mostly my filter catches them. I always see a slow trickle of the things in various permutations. Mostly my filter catches them.

]]> By: John Burgess http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/nigerian_spam_resurgence/comment-page-1/#comment-393970 John Burgess Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:57:05 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/06/nigerian_spam_resurgence/#comment-393970 I'm not seeing it. I do see a lot of comment spam on my blog, though, primarily coming from Russia, Ukraine, and China. Lots of spurious registration on the site, too. I'm not seeing it. I do see a lot of comment spam on my blog, though, primarily coming from Russia, Ukraine, and China. Lots of spurious registration on the site, too.

]]> By: Gollum http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/nigerian_spam_resurgence/comment-page-1/#comment-393829 Gollum Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:13:01 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/06/nigerian_spam_resurgence/#comment-393829 I've noticed a surge in "new dating site" advertisements that make it through the filter, but not Nigerian 411 scams. Funny thing with the Nigerian schemes - - the US Secret Service used to take an active role in investigating those scams. They had a website with contact information, an e-mail address you could forward the solicitations to, etc. When I used to get the solicitations I would respond excitedly and tell them to fax all the information immediately and then give them the Secret Service fax number. But then that program seemed to fall off, and now the FBI and FTC seem to be the most active (if at all). <a href="http://www.ustreas.gov/usss/fraud_email_advisory.shtml" rel="nofollow">Then the twist</a>: the Nigerian scammers began sending e-mails spoofed up to look like they came from the US Secret Service. (The poor English, however, did not seem to improve.) I've noticed a surge in "new dating site" advertisements that make it through the filter, but not Nigerian 411 scams.

Funny thing with the Nigerian schemes - - the US Secret Service used to take an active role in investigating those scams. They had a website with contact information, an e-mail address you could forward the solicitations to, etc. When I used to get the solicitations I would respond excitedly and tell them to fax all the information immediately and then give them the Secret Service fax number. But then that program seemed to fall off, and now the FBI and FTC seem to be the most active (if at all).

Then the twist: the Nigerian scammers began sending e-mails spoofed up to look like they came from the US Secret Service. (The poor English, however, did not seem to improve.)

]]> By: Bithead http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/nigerian_spam_resurgence/comment-page-1/#comment-393792 Bithead Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:54:24 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/06/nigerian_spam_resurgence/#comment-393792 Dunno. I'll have to check my spam filter and see. Dunno. I'll have to check my spam filter and see.

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