Nigerian scammers!! They are Israelis...

July 5, 2009
The Tel Aviv police fraud squad arrested on Sunday nine Israelis on suspicion of
netting millions of dollars from U.S. pensioners in a so-called Nigerian scam.
http://www.haaretz. com/hasen/ spages/1097901. html
We've all received the infamous email promising millions inheritance from some
Nigerian person willing to deposit millions in your account for a fee.

Turns out they actually scammed quite a few, mostly elderly pensioners ($2MIL+).
Now, at long last, we find out who they are:


9 Israelis suspected of scamming millions from U.S. pensioners
By Yuval Goren, Haaretz Correspondent
05/July/2009
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1097901.html


The Tel Aviv police fraud squad arrested on Sunday nine Israelis on suspicion of
netting millions of dollars from U.S. pensioners in a so-called Nigerian scam.
Police raided an office in the city, which is suspected to have been the nerve
center of the dodgy enterprise. The defendants, all in their 20s and 30s,
allegedly phoned American pensioners, told them they had won the lottery and
asked them for a fee of several thousand dollars for the transfer of the prize
money, which in fact never existed.
The investigation has been conducted in conjunction with U.S. law enforcement
agencies.
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Last week, it was reported that the American agencies had urged Israel Police to
step up the extradition procedure of another ten Israelis who were suspected of
scamming $2 million in similar means.
Most of the ten defendants in the advance-fee scam, which was unveiled by police
last September, are in their early twenties, without a criminal record.
The first hearing in their extradition plea took place last week, after a New
York law enforcement official said many of the victims are old and frail, and
urged the Israeli police to bring the alleged offenders to imminent justice.



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