‘Nigerian prince’ email scammer arrested in Slidell – IOTW Report

‘Nigerian prince’ email scammer arrested in Slidell

He must be from Northern Nigeria.

WNGO [Louisiana]: SLIDELL A 67-year-old Slidell man who served as a go-between for an international team of scammers running a “Nigerian prince” email scheme has been arrested after an 18-month investigation.

Michael Neu, who is neither Nigerian nor a prince, has been charged with 269 counts of wire fraud and money laundering.

Neu helped shuttle fraudulently obtained money to his co-conspirators, some of whom actually do live in Nigeria, according to the Slidell Police Department.   more here

17 Comments on ‘Nigerian prince’ email scammer arrested in Slidell

  1. Welp, that ol’ boy ain’t gonna be happy with his accommodations in the St Tammanny Parish Jail in Covington La, a wretched hive of scum & villainy. He must be cautious……

  2. “He looks like the golem from Lord of the Rings”
    A couple of years in Federal Prison and he’ll be wandering around in the prison wistfully bemoaning the state of his once-pristine ring, “My Precious, My Precious”, and cursing how many other prisoners were now using it.

  3. The act of deceiving people for monetary gain or personal advancement is beyond reprehensible and equivalent to identity theft….at least in my book.

    Book’em Danno…..and throw away the key!

  4. I still have my letter and envelope from the Nigerian prince that I received almost 30 years ago, before the internet. It really is postmarked from Nigeria. Maybe one day it will be worth something as a collectors item.

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