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111 arrests in Internet fraud

Date: June 17, 2007
Source: hardocp.com


Dutch authorities arrested 111 people for illegally being in the Netherlands. Authorities suspect that they were participating in e-mail scams that we are all very familiar with.

The scams involve sending emails all over the world promising recipients quick financial gains from a make-believe inheritance or fictitious lottery wins in exchange for 'processing fees' of several thousand dollars.
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