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* These types of e-mails are now considered normal, everyday spam, and are treated as such. Please visit our webpage on JUNK MAIL for directions on filing your own complaints or for setting up filters. For more information, read below.
Many people on campus have received messages from unknown individuals requesting assistance or a business partnership to secure a large sum of money in a foreign bank (typically Nigeria, but with variations involving other countries). The message offers an opportunity to get involved in a "get rich quick" scheme.
If you wish to take it a step beyond filing complaints with the ISP or setting up filters,
since these messages contain an element of attempted fraud, we encourage you to file an additional complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a joint venture between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center.
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