Hundreds of BEC Scammers Arrested in Nigeria and U.S. — $3.7 Million Recovered

From thehackernews.com

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Breaking News — The Nigerian prince and his allies who might have also asked you over an email for your assistance to help save “the first African astronaut lost in space” have finally been arrested by the FBI.

Don’t take it too seriously, as there’s no Nigerian prince or an astronaut seeking your help.

Instead, it was an infamous ‘Nigerian 419’ scam email template where fraudsters try to dupe you into making a quick online payment by offering a share in a large sum of money on the condition you help them transfer money out of their country.

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