Symantec today has begun warning people about a nasty “419″ scam which is trying to take money from people who would like to donate funds for the people of Haiti. A “419″ scam (aka “Nigeria scam” or “West African” scam) is a type of fraud named after an article of the Nigerian penal code under which it is prosecuted. Below is a sample of one 419 style scam already circulating on the... 

Group of scammers arrested two weeks ago suspected of defrauding elderly American citizens out of millions of dollars. Attorneys: State must examine new social phenomenon. The Foreign Relations Division at the State Prosecutor’s Office is expected to file a request with the Jerusalem District Court on Thursday for the extradition to the United States of 11 Israelis arrested two weeks ago for...