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    A quartet of suspected e-mail scammers -- three of them Nigerian citizens -- could face scores of years in prison if convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges, the US Justice Department said on Thursday.

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    Authorities say an Australian woman who fell in love online was duped out of nearly $US50,000 ($A54,095) by a Nigerian man who said he was her Mr Right.

  • Perth Nigerian scammer jailed

    A Perth man has reportedly been jailed for six years for his role in a Nigerian-style scam campaign that netted $132,400 from four Australian victims.

  • Microsoft 'lends security expertise' to Nigeria

    Microsoft is to work with the Nigerian government to help tackle the problem of 419 e-mail scams and other cybercrime originating from the African country.

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    Queensland police are warning of a rapidly growing type of fraud that uses Russian brides and dating Web sites to con victims into becoming money launderers and drug mules.

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