Nigerians Arrested in Holland for Internet 419 Scam

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Via Yahoo! News.

[snip]

Dutch police said they had arrested 12 Nigerians in connection with an Internet scam in which emails were sent to 
Americans tricking them into investing in non-existent schemes.

The Nigerians were detained on suspicion of commiting fraud or involvement in fraud in the scheme, which earnt them a 
total two million dollars (1.7 million euros).

They were arrested Tuesday after raids on premises in Amsterdam and the central city of Zaandam, during which police 
seized 25,000 euros in cash, computers and fake travel documents.

Most of the victims of the scam were US citizens. Four of the men detained were arrested on the request of US 
authorities, who cooperated in the investigation.

The gang has posted some 100,000 emails to potential victims, police said.

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More:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060222/tc_afp/netherlandsnigeriaus

- ferg


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 fergdawg () netzero net or fergdawg () sbcglobal net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/


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