Taiwan Foreign Ministry warns public against the Nigerian scam

According to the alert launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in Taiwan during the third week in June 2010, the public should take precautions and to protect themselves from online scams. The warning has come in the wake of false Nigerian spam campaign in which nearly 12 Taiwanese victims. Among the victims was a woman raped in Malaysia two months ago in April 2010 by the fraudsters. The Foreign Office has shown that there are many forms of Nigerian fraud originating in the 1990s. These scams have been known by the name “419″ scam – an indication that part of the offer in Nigeria the Penal Code with fraud. The most common kinds of online fraud aimed at Taiwan e-mail scam. The scam email asks computer users into revealing personal information and bank details to share much of millions of dollars. In addition, the Ministry revealed that fraud on the Internet include online transactions where the seller has listed Taiwan articles on sites like eBay and a buyer (based in Nigeria) A high places offer attractive. Charles Chou, head of the Section of the Department of African Affairs, said the buyer (imposter) argue that the rules of Nigeria did not allow international wire transfers of money to the Indians until the goods have been received as reported by China Post June 19, 2010. This is the second time in less than a month when the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a warning to guard against fraud. In May 2010, Foreign Ministry called on online retailers to be vigilant against fraud in Nigeria after the presentation of four cases of fraud in Nigeria in April 2010. Foreign Ministry officials have revealed that the Taiwanese are often a victim of fraud is very high. Most fraudsters take advantage of highly educated people who communicate in English and infrastructure in developed countries. Finally, to mitigate the impact of Nigerian fraud, Chou said that the department has recommended to the Office of Homeland Security all the most popular websites in Taiwan show a title that runs on hand to warn sellers about the various scams.