Scammers used email campaign to recruit victims
Police nab $2m Nigerian 419 scammers
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23 Feb 2006, Tom Sanders in California , V3
Dutch authorities have arrested 12 individuals in Amsterdam and Zaandam for their alleged involvement in a large-scale Nigerian 419 scam. The US Postal Inspection Service assisted in the investigation leading to the arrests.
Police said in a statement that the gang's criminal gains exceeded $2m. They have confiscated €25,000 in cash, along with computer equipment, bank statements and forged passports.
The fraudsters claimed most of their victims in the US and the four principal suspects face extradition charges. The remaining eight are scheduled to stand trial in The Netherlands.
Nigerian 419 scams fool victims into believing that they will receive millions from a lottery or inheritance.
The victims are usually recruited through spam email and are requested to pay an upfront fee to allow the fortune to be released. The fraud is named after the section in the Nigerian criminal code that outlaws the practice.
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IDENTITY OF CRIMINALS
It is very necessary that the law enforcement authorities that arrest these criminals release names and photos of every individual they nab on the internet, this will help stop the ugly crimes.
When these pictures are made public in Nigeria, it will be a great shame to families and friends of these individuals. Nigerians do not like scandals.
Posted by Geoffrey, 24 Mar 2006
scammers
Nice to see the Police active in this type of crime, in the UK a complete lack of interest, it's a scam and it's your fault is the main responce. or your an idiot but with poverty still high in the UK people will fall for offer of money.
Posted by robc, 26 Aug 2006
scam about typistjobs.net
a girl named ruth has scamed
me sending her money to
work at home her wedsite to
she is still running and got
a guy named joe to send
threats by email to me i just
want my money back i send her
a email now she told me off
i need your help thanks and
other one scamed me to
Posted by mary, 10 May 2008
ECOWAS AWARD 2008
this is another similar type.Nigerian police is doing great job. I think this time also they will nab the gang.
Posted by santanu chakraborty, 17 Jan 2008