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Global Sting Operation Targets Major Internet Fraud Schemes
Law enforcement officials in several countries, including Canada, have mounted an international effort to disrupt criminal organizations operating major fraud schemes, primarily by means of the Internet. The U.S. led effort, dubbed Operation Global Con, has resulted in the arrest of 565 people in five countries.
An Law enforcement officials in several countries, including Canada, have mounted an international effort to disrupt criminal organizations operating major fraud schemes, primarily by means of the Internet. The U.S. led effort, dubbed Operation Global Con, has resulted in the arrest of 565 people in five countries.
A number of different schemes have been targeted, including sweepstakes offers, investment pyramid funds, Nigerian letter fraud and various phishing schemes used to obtain personal data. The organizations behind these schemes operate all over the world, but prey primarily on U.S. Internet users.
The Nigerian letter fraud scheme is a recent trend whereby victims receive letters or emails claiming to be from Nigerian landowners or government officials who offer the opportunity to receive millions of dollars which they claim they are trying to move out of the country.
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