FBI and Spanish Police in biggest yet 419 raid
July 21, 2005 | 16:19
A joint operation conducted by the FBI and Spanish police has nabbed over 300 people involved in Nigerian 419 scams. The raids are believed to be the biggest anti 419 (The number relates to Nigerian criminal code for advance fund fee scams) bust in history:
The FBI and Spanish police have arrested 310 people in Malaga, Spain in connection with a €100m bogus (email) lottery scam run by Nigerian gangs. It is the biggest 419 bust in history, and may result in drastic reductions of scam mails.
The operation, codenamed Nile, centered on a mob which operated from Southern Spain. No less than four hundred officers from the Spanish police, the FBI and the US Postal Service were involved with the investigation, which began in 2003. Officers raided 166 homes in places such as Malaga, Benalmádena, Mijas, Torremolinos and Marbella. Police seized € 218,000 in cash, 2,000 mobile telephones, 327 computers and 165 fax machines.
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That's a lot of mobile phones! Let us know what you think of the raids and 419 scams in general in the news forum here.
The FBI and Spanish police have arrested 310 people in Malaga, Spain in connection with a €100m bogus (email) lottery scam run by Nigerian gangs. It is the biggest 419 bust in history, and may result in drastic reductions of scam mails.
The operation, codenamed Nile, centered on a mob which operated from Southern Spain. No less than four hundred officers from the Spanish police, the FBI and the US Postal Service were involved with the investigation, which began in 2003. Officers raided 166 homes in places such as Malaga, Benalmádena, Mijas, Torremolinos and Marbella. Police seized € 218,000 in cash, 2,000 mobile telephones, 327 computers and 165 fax machines.
More from the Register here.
That's a lot of mobile phones! Let us know what you think of the raids and 419 scams in general in the news forum here.
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