Netherlands Nabs Nigeria Scammers

[Bonobo]

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Dutch police have arrested 52 people suspected of defrauding gullible Internet users in one of the largest busts of the infamous "Nigerian e-mail" scam.
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The detainees were not identified under Dutch privacy rules, but most were believed to be Nigerian, police said.


In a variation on one of the world's oldest scams, the Nigerian e-mail con artists present themselves as well-connected people who need access to a Western bank account to transfer a large sum of money that cannot be spent in their own country.


They promise a cut of the money in exchange for a smaller upfront cost before the larger sum can be transferred -- but it never is.

[ThoughtCriminal]

1. The GOP

Wants their malling list!:spank:

[acmavm]

2. That's funny. I got one of those stupid e-mails. The funny part is

my money is only in the bank for about five minutes before it's spent. Talk about trying to get blood out of a rock.

[Nlighten1]

3. Link?

[Bonobo]

7. Here's the link -sorry!

http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,62124,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_3

[pinniped]

4. Does this mean I can't collect my 25% of $60,000,00.00...

from the general?

[MidwestTransplant]

5. You have a link to this

It is a running joke with a friend?

[RedEarth]

6. Nooooooooooooooo, Please nooooooooooo!!!

I really enjoyed reading those emails. I would normally get 2 or 3 a month and I found them so entertaining. I couldn't imagine anyone would fall for something so obviously a scam. Oh well, I sure someone else will take their place.

[pinniped]

8. Unfortunately some people do fall for that stuff.

Hey I liked reading those too.

Those Nigerian generals must have fallen on hard times. Either that or the govt. bank is ripping them on the rates. Back a couple years ago they were offering 10-20% shares on up to $60,000,00. The one I got last week offered a meager share of only $16,000,000.:-(