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themob
Not quite a Newb
Joined: 11 Feb 2007
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Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:57 am |
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http://www.metpoliceuk-gov.com/index-4.htm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/12/nigerian_launch_fake_met_police_site/
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Nigerians launch fake Met Police site
c/o New Scotland Yard, Lagos, 419
By Jan Libbenga
Published Monday 12th March 2007 13:28 GMT
Updated Nigerian scammers have launched a fake London Metropolitan Police website, which includes a fake anti-terrorist hotline number.
According to anti-advance fee fraud organisation Ultrascan Advanced Global Investigations, the scam refers victims to an "official" website that sells so-called "anti-terrorist certificates" which are needed to secure payments from abroad. In the past, fraudulent Anti-Terrorist Stop Order letters were purportedly issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).
The domain name for the new fake site, which looks strikingly similar to the Met's, was registered with Domainpeople Inc last week.
"We are seeking to have the site closed down, and have made contact with the Internet Service Provider," a spokesperson for the Met told The Register, "The site is hosted in Australia so we have also reported it to the High Tech Crime Unit in Australia for investigation."
Last year, Nigerian scammers launched fake websites for Interpol, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the US Secret Service, not to mention numerous banks. Nigerian 419ers operating from Amsterdam and Rotterdam even created copies of the websites of express transportation company DHL and Lufthansa Cargo to lure victims into paying transportation costs for used motorbikes and cars that were never delivered.
Some of these sites have become the focus of regular flash mobs by Artists Against 419. � |
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Seven of Nine
Baiting Guru
Joined: 18 Jun 2006
Posts: 2147
Location: Somewhere in time.
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Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:44 am |
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remmy223
Elite Baiter
Joined: 12 Jun 2006
Posts: 1734
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Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:46 am |
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outstanding
wonder if they will get round to setting up a fake eater.
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themob
Not quite a Newb
Joined: 11 Feb 2007
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Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:52 am |
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I got to see it when it was alive. It was a direct copy of the genuine Met site. |
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Nick L Cadmium
Master Baiter
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
Posts: 166
Location: Lying in the arms of Mary
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Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:52 am |
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Dead already. Amazing how quickly a site can be killed when you know the right people! |
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D11
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Joined: 02 Jul 2006
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Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:17 pm |
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someone has killed the website and put the antiphishing alert up, and a big "FAKE warning too those police dont mess around i bet whoever hosted it got a right call lol" |
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Dirteh Sanchez
Elite Baiter
Joined: 10 Sep 2004
Posts: 1470
Location: Under Parliament somewhere...
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Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:45 pm |
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We are seeking to have the site closed down, and have made contact with the Internet Service Provider |
Wow, that's amazing.
Pity they can't seem to do the same thing with fake bank sites etc.
Well done PC Plod, they have discovered the interweb at last and how to close fake site.
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Joined: 25 Aug 2005
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Location: Criminal Disruption Department.
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Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:02 am |
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