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07/15, 2008

Nigerian football conmen exposed

An undercover BBC investigation exposes how African footballers are being conned by Nigerian fraudsters.

07/15, 2008

‘I was victim of African football conmen’

Nigerian Isaiah Akpan was 17 when a conman emailed him claiming he could arrange a trial for an English club. The BBC's Edward Main tells his story.

06/30, 2008

Fraudsters hijack vicar’s e-mail

Internet fraudsters hijack a retired Cornish vicar's e-mail address to send bogus emails pleading for cash.

06/19, 2008

Illegals firms named and shamed

Firms employing illegal immigrants are to be named and shamed in a new move to crack down on people smuggling.

06/18, 2008

Hackers send hoax e-mail from MP

A Hampshire MP's private e-mail is hacked into and a hoax message sent out saying she was robbed in Nigeria.