Spain nabs con artists in major lottery scam

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BobP — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 07:22:18 GMT

It's about time they caught someone, how many years has it been? Why does the state always wait until they have thousands of victims and the scammers have perfected their trade before taking action. Every day people are getting on the internet for the first time, these scams seem like legitimate oppertunities the first time you see them. Some are so good even commercial businesses and banks are fooled by the checks. The Florida Attorney General just realeased a notice auction losers on ebay... [ More ]

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FatLane — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 05:10:59 GMT

Not trying to be insensitive or anything, but....

It's really sad that there are people walking around who fall for this scam. I just can't imagine the thought process that allows them to think this is a good idea.

They should arrest the fake lottery people. But they should also arrest the victims, give them a stern talkin' to and explain to them that the next time they do something stupid like this we will charge them for the resources it takes to protect them from their own stupidity.... [ More ]

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pumpi76 — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 04:16:13 GMT

It was time...I am sick and tired of receiving scam lotto mails from Nigeria and South Africa..It has been said that in Nigeria they are full of Scams...

Spain nabs con artists in major lottery scam

Lottery Post — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 17:45:04 GMT

Spanish police have arrested 43 Africans on suspicion of running a fraud ring in which people were duped into paying money as a handling charge to collect fake lottery winnings.

(Editor's note: See http://www.usamega.com/lottery-scams.asp for a description of this type of lottery scam.)

Authorities estimate the men 42 Nigerians and one Senegalese bilked people out of more than 2 million (US$2.6 million) altogether. They were arrested Tuesday in Seville, and another five Nigerians were... [ More ]