Aussie man arrested over Nigerian 419 scam [View All]

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Sydney, Australia - Police in Sydney said on Thursday they arrested an Australian man suspected of being part of a global, multimillion-dollar scam that dupes victims into believing they can claim some of the foreign assets of the Nigerian president.

Hundreds of people in Australia and in countries including Malaysia, Japan, Norway, Greece, Indonesia and England have fallen prey to the scam, police said.

The scammers send letters and emails asking people to help the Nigerian president recover funds that have long been deposited in foreign bank accounts, saying they will be financially rewarded if they help cover the costs of recouping the money.

Victims "in many cases have been conned into handing over hundreds of thousands of dollars", said Assets Confiscation Unit Commander Jennifer Thommeny.

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I can't even believe our tax dollars are wasted trying to track down the Nigerian 419 Franchise. With all the 'evil doers' who are after Bush and Americans I'd think we could better use our tax dollars to catch Halliburton, Enron, Harken, WorldCom... scammers. When's Kenny Boy going to be arrested?