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Online fraud: Top Nigerian scammer arrested
Source: BBC
Online fraud: Top Nigerian scammer arrested
1 August 2016 Africa
A Nigerian behind thousands of online scams around the world has been arrested in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt, Interpol alleges.
The 40-year-old man, known only as "Mike" is alleged to head a network of 40 individuals behind global scams worth more than $60m (£45m).
His operations involved using malware to take over systems to compromise emails, as well as romance scams.
Nigeria's anti-fraud agency was also involved in the arrest.
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1 August 2016 Africa
A Nigerian behind thousands of online scams around the world has been arrested in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt, Interpol alleges.
The 40-year-old man, known only as "Mike" is alleged to head a network of 40 individuals behind global scams worth more than $60m (£45m).
His operations involved using malware to take over systems to compromise emails, as well as romance scams.
Nigeria's anti-fraud agency was also involved in the arrest.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36939751
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...my Nigerian Prince will come...
I thought they just made him up. Who knew!
