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Five Nigerian Students Detained In Malaysia Over Alleged N125.2m Internet Scam by INTROVERT(f): 6:50am On Jul 07, 2015
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Five Nigerian students have been arrested and detained in Malaysia over their alleged involvement in an internet fraud amounting to N125.2million (RM2.4 million) in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. The five students, aged between 20 and 30, and pursuing Information Technology courses in a leading private college in Kuala Lumpur, were arrested on June 30, 2015 at different areas in that country including Petaling Jaya, Cyberjaya, Damansara and Kuala Lumpur.
Following the arrest of the five students, police also detained the two local women, aged 40 and 55, who are the owners of the accounts used by the syndicate said Penang Commercial Crimes chief ACP Azmi Adam.
ACP Azmi said police also seized five laptops, 20 hand phones, ATM cards, SIM cards and documents believed to have been used to con their victims.
He said police launched ‘Ops Merpati’ after receiving a report from the owner of an ice producing factory owner in George Town who claimed he had been cheated by the syndicate. The 62-year-old victim said he had received an e-mail from the syndicate in March, informing him that he was among 50 recipients selected to receive RM15.9 million from the government of the United States.
“The e-mail requested the victim to follow certain procedures to ensure he did not miss the opportunity. Convinced by the contents of the e-mail, the victim carried out 51 transactions involving money, to accounts numbers given by the syndicate before realising it was a scam. He later lodged a police report,” he said.
Azmi said initial investigations revealed that the syndicate had conned several victims to a tune of RM2.4 million. Police have also found transactions involving up to RM1 million that were banked in from a neighbouring country.


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Re: Five Nigerian Students Detained In Malaysia Over Alleged N125.2m Internet Scam by INTROVERT(f): 6:52am On Jul 07, 2015
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Re: Five Nigerian Students Detained In Malaysia Over Alleged N125.2m Internet Scam by Nobody: 6:53am On Jul 07, 2015
Are they nameless? How do we know they are not Ghanaians or Kenyan?
We are tired of all these sad news abeg. Internet fraudsters leave us to tackle Boko Haram please.

I sabi say one day, i go make Nairalanders and my friends proud with FTC.
Re: Five Nigerian Students Detained In Malaysia Over Alleged N125.2m Internet Scam by libertyfather(m): 6:54am On Jul 07, 2015
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Dunt worry not needed on front page

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Re: Five Nigerian Students Detained In Malaysia Over Alleged N125.2m Internet Scam by Kingbilo(m): 7:07am On Jul 07, 2015
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Re: Five Nigerian Students Detained In Malaysia Over Alleged N125.2m Internet Scam by phransix147(m): 7:17am On Jul 07, 2015
Saw this news yesterday na... Abi na another one?
Re: Five Nigerian Students Detained In Malaysia Over Alleged N125.2m Internet Scam by Czar01(m): 7:17pm On Jul 13, 2015
Am sure those students would rather stay in the comfortable prison abroad than face their angry fathers waiting for them at home with koboko.
Re: Five Nigerian Students Detained In Malaysia Over Alleged N125.2m Internet Scam by kossyablaze(m): 7:24pm On Jul 20, 2015
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hey...ok.Don't get it twisted.I'm sorry aii?Like for d attacks n all....U knw I'm just a lil bit concerned bout hw much u spend online tho not rili my biz.

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Re: Five Nigerian Students Detained In Malaysia Over Alleged N125.2m Internet Scam by kossyablaze(m): 1:06pm On Jul 21, 2015
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Y not inbox me on FB?we cn be friends.

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