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UK is top destination for 419 scams

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The United Kingdom is the most targetted country for 419 scams - those pesky emails which offer millions of pounds after a few minor up-front arrangement fees.

Almost a quarter of all Nigerian 419 scams were sent to Blighty with the UK also scoring highly for adult spam. Why's that? Are we particularly gullible, dense and greedy? Yes probably.

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Sriram Natarajan

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London is where most of the gangsters reside to collect the dough! I get emails giving London phone numbers to contact as I have won lotteries worth millions of pounds!

 

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