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| Nigerian prince finally revealed! |
Slidell police say they have arrested a "Nigerian prince'' who is accused of helping scam people out of thousands of dollars.
Michael Neu, 67, has been arrested and charged with 269 counts of wire fraud and money laundering following an 18-month-long investigation by the Slidell Police Department's Financial Crimes Division. Police said Thursday (Dec. 28) that Neu, of Slidell, is suspected of being the "middle man'' in hundreds of scams to separate people from their money.
In the scam, an email arrives from someone claiming to be or represent a Nigerian prince who says the recipient is the beneficiary of a large sum of money - often millions of dollars -- but must first send personal financial information such a bank account number to speed the process.
People do fall for the scam, police say.
"Most people laugh at the thought of falling for such a fraud, but law enforcement officials report annual losses of millions of dollars to these schemes," Slidell police said in a news release.
I have different criteria for if I think you are worthy to interact with.
If you gave money to Sarah Palin, at any time, then I cannot have a conversation with you.
If you voted for Donald Trump you need to get off of my property NOW.
If you fell for this Nigerian Prince email scam, you literally may be too stupid to live on your own without some kind of adult supervision.
I mean seriously, how dumb does somebody have to be to fall for such a transparent attempt to steal your money?
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