Richard-R Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands (Reuters) -- Amsterdam police said Thursday they had arrested 52 people in the Dutch capital in connection with an e-mail scam designed to defraud people in several countries with get-rich-quick schemes. Police said the group was suspected of sending about 100,000 e-mail messages to addresses in Japan and the United States.The e-mails claim to be from a well-known individual or the individual's relative and promise the recipient money for help in transferring frozen funds to an accessible place.In such scams -- made famous by West African criminals -- the victim is usually asked to pay hefty sums for airfares or other expenses."It is surprising that despite repeated reports about this people continue to be so naive as to take part in these proposals," the police statement said.A police spokesman declined to say whether those arrested were Dutch citizens or foreign nationals.The suspects were seized in raids on 23 locations around Amsterdam, along with a number of personal computers, mobile phones, false documents and a total of $62,340 in cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Excellent - I thought they had died down in the past couple of days. Now for the V1agra sellers etc!RegardsDick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckenway Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Thank god for that. I get gallons of them including 3 from Lloyds TSB would you believe. I went to their website where there is a link to the met police so you can forward the email on. Anyone want willy enlargement of Viagra coz I have plenty of adds for that as well.Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 The fool and his money will always be parted easily - just offer to make him rich for little or no work viz. The Lottery John not Dihttp://www.iceni-it.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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