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== Announcement: Scammed by Gonez? ==
 
 
If you're stopping by our site because you've heard the sob story of a war vet who had his savings stolen by us, read a bit more about that story [http://blog.aa419.org/?p=73 here].  It's just a fabrication by an escrow scammer who got tired of us shutting down his "businesses".
 
 
 
== Welcome to Artists Against 419 ==
 
== Welcome to Artists Against 419 ==
  
 
The Internet is great, isn't it? It's a magical place, where you can buy anything you want, meet new people, find information... and lose all your money to scammers.
 
The Internet is great, isn't it? It's a magical place, where you can buy anything you want, meet new people, find information... and lose all your money to scammers.
  
We've never liked that last part, so we started to fight back. [[History|Over time]] our art has evolved, and we now maintain the largest repository of websites used in 419 and Advance Fee Fraud on the internet.
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We've never liked that last part, so we started to fight back. [[History|Over time]] our art has evolved, and we now maintain the largest manually researched online repository of web sites used in internet fraud.
  
We offer a [http://db.aa419.org/ complete public interface] for our site visitors, as well as [[SOAP|database access through webservices]] which can be used for automated retrieval of fake bank entries. [http://www.firetrust.com/firetrustsitehound.html/ Web browser toolbars] use our database feed to warn users that a site they visit is a fake company run by scammers. But most importantly, we continue to build better relations with webhosting companies and rid the Internet of fraudulent web sites.   
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We offer a [https://db.aa419.org/ complete public interface] for our site visitors, as well as [[JSON_API|database access through webservices]] which can be used for automated retrieval of fake site entries. Web browser toolbars use our database feed to warn users that a site they visit is a fake company run by scammers. But most importantly, we continue to build better relations with other anti-fraud organizations and webhosting companies, to pursue our goal of ridding the Internet of fraudulent web sites.   
  
====Related pages====
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==== Related pages ====
*'''[[FAQ and Support]]'''
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* [[FAQ and Support]]
 
* [[Advance Fee Fraud|What is 419?]]  
 
* [[Advance Fee Fraud|What is 419?]]  
 
* Is this a legit site? Use some [[Online search tools]] to help identify fraud
 
* Is this a legit site? Use some [[Online search tools]] to help identify fraud
 
* [[Links]] to other sites
 
* [[Links]] to other sites
 
* [[Fanmail]]
 
* [[Fanmail]]
* [[Fake banks and Web sites in the news]]
 
 
* [[Old Coaster's List of Bank Regulators around the World]]
 
* [[Old Coaster's List of Bank Regulators around the World]]
  
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We believe that open communication between all companies and groups involved in the fight against internet fraud is the only way to combat it.
 
We believe that open communication between all companies and groups involved in the fight against internet fraud is the only way to combat it.
  
To that end, the Artists Against 419 are pround to announce their membership of the Anti Phishing Working Group (APWG), and look forward to co-operating with its many members.  Our main focus of work will remain fake websites used in Advance Fee fraud, but we aim to share our knowledge where possible.
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To that end, the Artists Against 419 are proud to announce their membership of the Anti Phishing Working Group (APWG), and look forward to co-operating with its many members.  Our main focus of work will remain fake websites used in Advance Fee fraud, but we aim to share our knowledge where possible.
  
 
For more information on the APWG, please click on their logo above.
 
For more information on the APWG, please click on their logo above.
  
==Announcement: request from the [http://www.met.police.uk/fraudalert/419.htm Metropolitan Police (UK)]==
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==WHOXY==
Please forward all your incoming 419 and advanced fee fraud emails to the Metropolitan Police ''along with full email headers'' to '''[mailto:fraud.alert@met.police.uk fraud.alert@met.police.uk]'''. 
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[https://www.whoxy.com/ WHOXY] is a great tool to research a domain's history or the behavior of a registrant. Much as some parties would like to describe WHOIS data as privacy invasive, the reality is it allows transparency to consumer and commerce alike and, if used correctly, is rather a stepping stone to consumer trust protecting both consumer and service provider alike. It also allows researchers and consumers to research issues that undermines the legitimate internet, avoiding and/or addressing them. WHOXY is a great tool for this purpose and a must in your bookmarks or toolkit.   
 
 
This request is obviously not limited to those living in the UK for the simple reason that UK based perpetrators of this crime indiscriminately distribute their scam letters to email addresses all over the world.
 
 
 
In the event that you fail to include the full headers, the information is as helpful as phoning the fire-brigade and telling them that there is a fire, but failing to tell them where it is. If you cannot find the full headers, please just bin your e-mail and do not forward it as it will merely irritate busy police officers and is a total waste of your and their time.
 
 
 
Please refer to the documentation of your email client on how to turn on full email headers before forwarding your emails.  (Yahoo users should click on "Options", "General Preferences", and at the option "Forwarding Messages" set "Forward as an attachment".)  Users of other email programmes may find [http://ez2ba.com/html/help/guides/viewing-email-headers.html this page] useful, but be prepared to copy and paste if your programme will not include them automatically.
 
 
 
The Artists Against 419 greatly appreciate the efforts of the [http://www.met.police.uk/fraudalert/419.htm Metropolitan Police] in taking action against the perpetrators of the [[Advance Fee Fraud|Nigerian scam]] and offer full cooperation.
 
 
 
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==Announcement: DomainTools.com==
 
[http://www.domaintools.com DomainTools.com] is an excellent resource for learning more about the background of a web site: who hosts it, who registered it, its history, and so on.  The majority of its services and tools are free, but with registered accounts you get access to a lot of additional "power" tools.  The Artists recommend it for anybody seriously interested in web site research.  Take a look for yourself...
 
 
 
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==Spread the word!==
 
 
 
A new bandwidth tool was released for beta testing on 13 February 2006: [http://wiki.aa419.org/index.php/AA419_Tools#Muguito_-_Download_Now.21 Muguito] is a Java tool that runs equally under Windows, Linux, Mac, or any other OS that supports Java.  Current version is [http://muguito.aa419.org 0.1.5a], released on April 26, 2006It is stable, fast, precise -- and deadly to fake banks.
 
 
 
The Artists revealed an updated version of the [http://www.aa419.org/vampire/ladvampire.php Lad Vampire] on December 5. Take a look, and read more about it in our [http://forum.aa419.org/ forums]!
 
 
 
'''Bandwidth Attack Information'''
 
* What is the [[Flash Mob]]?
 
* [[Flash Mob History]]
 
* Why [[Bandwidth Theft]]?
 
* [[AA419 Tools]]
 
 
 
==Artists Database Used in New Firetrust Sitehound Software==
 
 
 
That's right, [http://www.firetrust.com/firetrustsitehound_community_groups.html the Artists are one of the Community Groups] whose information is used by Firetrust's [http://www.firetrust.com/firetrustsitehound.html recently released toolbar]. Of course we are very pleased that years of hard work in putting together our database are being put to some greater use! But most importantly, there's now a way for thousands of internet users to be immediately warned that they're being targeted by scammers. '''Nothing fights 419 fraud like public awareness!!!'''
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:44, 12 February 2023

Welcome to Artists Against 419

The Internet is great, isn't it? It's a magical place, where you can buy anything you want, meet new people, find information... and lose all your money to scammers.

We've never liked that last part, so we started to fight back. Over time our art has evolved, and we now maintain the largest manually researched online repository of web sites used in internet fraud.

We offer a complete public interface for our site visitors, as well as database access through webservices which can be used for automated retrieval of fake site entries. Web browser toolbars use our database feed to warn users that a site they visit is a fake company run by scammers. But most importantly, we continue to build better relations with other anti-fraud organizations and webhosting companies, to pursue our goal of ridding the Internet of fraudulent web sites.

Related pages

Announcement: Anti Phishing Working Group

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We believe that open communication between all companies and groups involved in the fight against internet fraud is the only way to combat it.

To that end, the Artists Against 419 are proud to announce their membership of the Anti Phishing Working Group (APWG), and look forward to co-operating with its many members. Our main focus of work will remain fake websites used in Advance Fee fraud, but we aim to share our knowledge where possible.

For more information on the APWG, please click on their logo above.

WHOXY

WHOXY is a great tool to research a domain's history or the behavior of a registrant. Much as some parties would like to describe WHOIS data as privacy invasive, the reality is it allows transparency to consumer and commerce alike and, if used correctly, is rather a stepping stone to consumer trust protecting both consumer and service provider alike. It also allows researchers and consumers to research issues that undermines the legitimate internet, avoiding and/or addressing them. WHOXY is a great tool for this purpose and a must in your bookmarks or toolkit.

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