Nigeria And Microsoft Look To Halt Internet Crime

Nigeria's anti-corruption police is working with Microsoft to halt thousands of fraudulent emails in a crackdown on internet crime in Africa's most populous country, an agency spokesman said.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Thursday its new project "Eagle Claw", expected to become fully operational within six months, is aimed at improving Nigeria's tarnished image as one of the world's top countries for internet crime.

"The EFCC is fine tuning security modalities with Microsoft and upon full deployment, the capacity to take down fraudulent emails will increase to 5,000 monthly," said Farida Waziri, the agency's chairwoman, in a statement.

The agency said it has already shut down 800 scam websites and arrested 18 people.

The project is the latest effort by the government to shrug off its image as an epicentre of corruption, epitomised by "419" email fraudsters named after the article in Nigeria's penal code that deals with advance fee fraud.

The government in March launched a rebranding campaign with the slogan: "Nigeria: Good People, Great Nation". It has also started a nationwide initiative to promote "Made In Nigeria" products over foreign imports.

But Nigerians, most of whom live on less than $2 a day, say the government needs to do more to address the everyday problems of the oil-rich, but impoverished country.

Nigeria and Microsoft look to halt Internet crime

I am happy with this development

I am happy for this. I would like to go scammers busted for good.

What EFCC has to do is to arrest this cyber criminals and rehabilitate them positively for IT development in Nigeria, if and only if they can provide energy and power.
These collabo with Microsoft is just to waste money
I believe some of these guys posses some talents they not putting to good use.
The first internet hacker. Kelvin Polsen was employed by US government to provide computer security.

nice move

since theres's still internet in this world,there is no stopin cyber-crime.if i had my way me self go join them do am,but the thing no just dey my blood.i get 24/7 internet(broadband),but  me wan go legit.no mago mago.

Efe, the governmment is not out to eliminate cybercrime. This would be unrealistic and virtually impossible. I think the government is simply trying to do what u suggested - which is check and curb the upsurge. IMO, this is a good move by the government.

for clarification @paininass whats the difference btw fraudsters and robbers?

VERY SIMPLE DUDE,according to what OKONJO IWEALA TOLD THE PARIS club, fraudsters attacks greedy people while robbers attacks innocent people, if you are not greedy you will never be a victim

 


crook is a crook no matter who they steal from. Even if you steal from Obasanjo, a thief is a thief.

are you saying the sellers on ebay and paypal were greedy?

get real

@oge. Good questn.d reason 4 our vulnerability is due 2 'lack' of international cooperatn & regulation of laws.As we can c,cybercrimes r problems that r nt just peculiar 2 Nig alone,but d entire globe.that's y countries(Nig+Microsoft) nids 2 work 2gether in combating these crimes.ppl shud b aware of their rights & duties to report crime as a collectiv duty 2wards d society & further makin d application of d laws more stringent to check crime.

well, there can be no international corporation when there is no action by the people who are supposed to be assisted.

IMPOSSIBLE!!! I was watching Click on BBC and they claimed the only way to stop fraudulent emails is to shut down the internet all over the world completeley  , and this is impossible. 

^^^^^ look at the way the dudes eyes have rolled back into his head.