"Considering that 419 scams have been well-known since the 1970s, this trend is particularly disturbing. However, Ultrascan says scammers are expanding their operations and shifting their focus to emerging Internet markets, where there's more fresh meat getting online every day."<p>Yes, I thought everyone knew about such scams by now, but of course there are newbies coming online for the first time every day, all over the world.<p>In advanced countries with advanced email providers, there is already a great deal of filtering out of 419 messages, but evidently more protection is still necessary for the gullible.