Princely five years in US big house for Nigerian biz email scammer

Re: And in Australia

.. whilst being locked up..

Re: I thought the whole idea was they lived in Nigeria

Actually, they may want to be sent to Club Fed as some do not provide as luxurious accommodations for their guests. But that depends on the extradition treaties.

This is America we're talking about, once their lawyers have taken their fees the perps will be lucky to have $25 left let alone $25m.

The fine may seem small, but the companies who were affected by the scam will file civil suits against the men to get their money back. Not only will the companies be awarded what was taken, but it's likely punitive damages will be awarded as well.

When all is said and done, along with legal fees, these guys will be lucky to have any money left. Even if they had $20 mil in the bank before the scam.

1) " attempted to con their targets out of more than $25m" - key word being 'attempted'.

2) It never says what they netted total out of their attempts - the few examples they give add up to $710,000 - so the ability to compare the fine to their proceeds is impossible.

Re: It worked

Maybe if you were scammed then you'd have more sympathy for the victims?

I once received an e-mail from a friend who asked me to purchase some CDs for their niece as they were out of the country on Biz and had forgotten to send a birthday gift. While it sounded pretty legit knowing my friend who travels a lot, I decided to send him a new e-mail to confirm the original e-mail which turned out to be bogus. His PC / e-mail / address book had been hacked while traveling and everyone in the address book received the same scam. While the loss would not have been tens of thousands of dollars, a similar scam could have netted many thousands. IMO these crims should spend a minimum of 10 years in prison and be forced to repay treble damages and be fined millions - which should keep them in poverty for the rest of their worthless lives.

Re: Unclear

am I going to get my $10 million or not now?

I can arrange to have it sent to you. Please email me with your name, address, date of birth, a scan of your driving licence or passport. I will need to charge you a modest admin fee - get that to me via Western Union and we can get the ball rolling.