Nigerian Scam Prince Finally Arrested – IOTW Report

Nigerian Scam Prince Finally Arrested

A 40-year-old identified only as “Mike” by Nigerian authorities has been arrested as the head of a multi-nation 40-person scam operation.

The self proclaimed Nigerian prince’s e-mail operation is said to be “worth more than $60 million.”

The fraudsters had graduated to malware that would hijack computer systems and send out payment demand e-mails to customers as well as the typical random spam e-mail trolling for victims.

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16 Comments on Nigerian Scam Prince Finally Arrested

  1. Oh man, I was to get $8 million in a day or two!
    I guess “shocked and awe” inherited more than me.
    Oh well, I guess I won’t have to pay taxes on it now.

    I wonder if the grocery market will take back the steaks I bought in trade for more baloney.

  2. Why arrest him?
    He is doing the world a favor by punishing greedy SOB’s that jump at the chance to rip someone off. The ‘someone’ ends up being them.
    Sounds like voluntary justice to me.

  3. I received a letter that was actually postmarked from Tanzania in 1999 that had the “create the transfer account” scam. I saved it all these years, and just found it packed away in some junk I was rummaging through a few weeks ago.

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