419 ringleader arrested

Scammer made $2m, now behind bars in Lagos.

The head of a 419 gang who made vast sums conning email victims out of their cash has been arrested in Lagos, Nigeria. The announcement is a sign that the long-running con trick is finally being addressed in the region it is most closely associated with.

Read the full story at vnunet.

09 August 2006

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