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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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    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.

  • Latest e-mail scam: KGB agent offers JFK secrets

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    Listen to audio recordings of conversations with real-life internet scammers in this guide to their history and recent activities.

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