NIGERIAN BASED BEC SCAMS – Nigerian email rackets predictably target individuals, especially vulnerable populations like the elderly, but they also increasingly generate cash from a type of fraud called business email compromise, which fleeces companies of all sizes.

The arrest of dozens of Nigerian email scammers and their associates is a small, but important, first step toward tackling an enormous problem.

Source: Feds Bust Dozens of Email Scammers, but Your Inbox Still Isn’t Safe