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One of the latest scams to be found on the internet is an oldie, but a goodie. Ever get an email from someone claiming to be the son of an African despot, prince or president? This routine is just as laughable as the “Condos in Heaven” routine, but the scam must be working, otherwise I can’t see them continueing their practice. (original email) In one particular letter, the writer stated “i need a partner who will help me transfer this money oversea for immediate investment.” In return for the “small investment” he would part with 50% of the reported 8.1 millions. Surprisingly, these emails are sent from relatively serious providers, allbeit anonymous mailboxes. The question is, why can’t the authorities do more to track such emails? Most blame weak laws, unable to cope with the ever chaning technological revolution. Anti-spamming and anti-pop-up laws are coming into birth and, surprisingly, Germany is on the fore-front in this area. A recent decision of the OLG Düsseldorf as led to the banning of unsolicited pop-ups of erotic sites. A difficult balance must be made between the privacy of the individual and the “searching” of server info, but clearly the interest in the community is best served, when law enforcement has the proper tools to go after con-men. The European Union has just decided all member nations must ban unsolicited emails by October, 2003. |
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Since the writing of this story, our editorial staff recieved the following con-mails. They seem to be from the same author and were sent from “reliable” anonymous email account providers. |
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