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Australian Police Unveil $1M Internet Scam

Via The Sydney Morning Herald.

Police have uncovered a $1 million internet scam with links to Nigeria during a raid at a home in Perth's southern suburbs.

Western Australia Police Computer Crime Squad detectives arrested a Nigerian citizen after raiding the house in Treasure Road, Queens Park about 7pm (WDT) yesterday.

Police allege the 29-year-old is involved in an international syndicate, and pretending to be a foreign diplomat to convince his victims of his credentials and defraud them of significant amounts of money.

The raid was part of Operation Dunkley, which was formed after continual cases of West Australians being deceived by African fraudsters were recorded by the Computer Crime Squad.

posted by Fergie @ 2/22/2008 11:33:00 PM