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

Fraudulent Nigerians are NOT stupid. There will always BE a WAY, a loophole.

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

Cybercrime is & has come 2 stay, Nothin they can do 2 stop it.The anonymity of cyber criminals & the unfathomibility of d human mind have made the sole task of eliminating it from cyberworld possible.the best i think the govt. can do is to check and curb the upsurge.

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.

^^^^^^ good point there mate! good point. Nepotism has stolen Nigeria.

nice move

efepro:

Cybercrime is & has come 2 stay, Nothin they can do 2 stop it.The anonymity of cyber criminals & the unfathomibility of d human mind have made the sole task of eliminating it from cyberworld possible.the best i think the govt. can do is to check and curb the upsurge.

So, what do u suggest the govt should do?

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.

Though the idea is a good one, in the Nigerian context its actually like shooting a water pistol at a ferocious attacking lion! The Government of the day needs to address the core socio-economic problems which are the root cause of this issue. Infrastructure is a nightmare, joblessness keeps on setting rib cracking records yearly and at the same time you have a clique of a few God fathers & political ingrates partying continously with the funds required to make a change in this great Nation. Its a great dilema we find ourselves in, but all the same its not an excuse for justifying what these fraudsters get up to! They are what they are , THEIVES.

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.

Microsoft should halt internet crime in EUROPE AND AMERICAN FIRST BEFORE THEY WILL COME TO NIGERIA,scammers are not stupid they will always find a way,if this happens i will die abroad because someone told me that,arm robbers are not rampant in nigeria again unlike before,that they are now yahoo boys and if government now stop them that mean they will return to their old job

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

UNA GIVE THEM JOB,

weboptions:

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

someday, when somehow your fianancial data gets into the wrong hand due to no fault of yours , then you'll realise that definition is not true dude.

weboptions:

someday, when somehow your fianancial data gets into the wrong hand due to no fault of yours , then you'll realise that definition is not true dude.

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

welcome move

Stupid people, yahoo boys na mumu? pstcheww!

PAININASS:

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

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

get real

Mbeki:

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.

correct

weboptions:

Though the idea is a good one, in the Nigerian context its actually like shooting a water pistol at a ferocious attacking lion! The Government of the day needs to address the core socio-economic problems which are the root cause of this issue. Infrastructure is a nightmare, joblessness keeps on setting rib cracking records yearly and at the same time you have a clique of a few God fathers & political ingrates partying continously with the funds required to make a change in this great Nation. Its a great dilema we find ourselves in, but all the same its not an excuse for justifying what these fraudsters get up to! They are what they are , THEIVES.

so true

@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.

Between Internet scammers and Corrupt Government official, Who do you think is tarnishing nigeria's image the most?.

efepro:

@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.

@ sunnybobo1 god bless you i dont support YAHOO YAHOO BUT,

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.

ojofu:

Between Internet scammers and Corrupt Government official, Who do you think is tarnishing nigeria's image the most?.

both but one is a subset of the other
look @ wat dey do all because of money 
This one MAGAS MUST pay 

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

This picture don reach here again na waoooooooooooo   


See as picture dey waka!!!