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You’re My Best Friend… Please Send Money

The old Nigerian 419 scam has been brought into the 21st Century with the aid of social network sites. The scam is basically the same, send me money and I will give it back to you. However, the twist is that the cyber-criminals are hacking into social networking accounts and sending the messages from there…

So… if you have a ‘friend’ and they are asking for money – check that they are who they say they are before you do something you will regret. It is all too easy to get caught up in the moment and do something rash – like give away your credit card or bank details…

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