Nigerian scams

[Mark A Mandel]

On Tue, 25 Nov 2003, Robert Fitzke wrote:

#Some time back there was a message posted as to where to go on the net to
#report "Nigerian scam" emails. I've lost the website. Can anyone send it to
#me?

Snopes.com, a venerable and reputable urban legends website, suggests
the following. "419" refers to the relevant section of the Nigerian
penal code.

Nigeria - The 419 Coalition Website
http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/

US Secret Service
http://www.secretservice.gov/alert419.shtml

Better Business Bureau
http://www.bbb.org/alerts/article.asp?ID=277
http://www.bbb.org/alerts/article.asp?ID=360

-- Mark A. Mandel