Nigerian behind US$60mil online fraud network arrested: Interpol


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  • Monday, 01 Aug 2016

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LAGOS: A Nigerian behind an online fraud network which engineered scams worth more than US$60mil (RM241.16mil) has been arrested in southern oil city of Port Harcourt, Interpol said on Aug 1. 

”The 40-year-old Nigerian national, known as ‘Mike’, is believed to be behind scams totalling more than US$60mil (RM241.16mil) involving hundreds of victims worldwide,” the international police organisation said in a statement.  

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