[iwar] Nigeria to Tackle Internet Fraud Crimes

NIGERIA
Nigeria to Tackle Internet Fraud Crimes
from Channel Africa on Friday, November 28, 2003

Nigeria has set up a presidential panel to tackle so-called advance fee
fraud and other economic crimes committed via the Internet. Speaking at the
inauguration of the 15-member committee in Abuja, President Olusegun
Obasanjo said the Internet has become the home of scammers who were
creating all sorts of computer and cyber crimes.

He says the government has stepped up measures against the fraudsters, and
the new committee will collaborate with existing anti-fraud agencies to
stem Internet fraud, which has harmed Nigeria's image internationally. For
the past 15 to 20 years, thousands of people in Nigeria and around the
world have been targeted by fraudsters who contact them by email or fax,
and offer them high returns if they help the fraudsters illegally transfer
funds.

"Never Mistake Motion for Action"
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)

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Received on Fri Nov 28 13:59:10 2003