Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Nigerian 419'er Arrested


An AAP newswire article, via The Sydney Morning Herald, reports that:

A Nigerian man accused of scamming a 56-year-old Queensland woman out of thousands of dollars over the internet has been arrested in his home country.

The 27-year-old man was arrested in Nigeria last week after a joint operation between Queensland police and the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Police today said the pair met on an online dating website.

Over several months the woman sent thousands of dollars to the man overseas, they said.

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