Will the Nigerian Spams Stop?
They arrested one of the lame asses today, and hopefully this will send a message to all the other spammers out there. Let's round em ALL up.
From The Globe and Mail
Danbury, Conn. — A Connecticut woman, fed up with suspicious e-mail pitches promising millions, is taking credit for helping catch a Canadian man accused of fraud.
Like many other e-mail recipients, Heide Evans received numerous messages purporting to be from Nigeria and promising millions of dollars.
Unlike others who simply delete the e-mails, Ms. Evans said she led the U.S. Secret Service and Bethel police to Nicholas Horvath-Howard, 24, of Toronto, who met her hoping to receive a reward.
“Over several months, I managed to convince them I was gullible enough to go along with them, and surprise of surprises, they were stupid enough to send a messenger to see me to collect the money,” Ms. Evans told The News-Times of Danbury, Conn.
Ms. Evans met Mr. Horvath-Howard in Bethel, where she said he expected to pick up more than $200,000 (U.S.). Instead, police were waiting for Mr. Horvath-Howard and charged him with first-degree attempted larceny.
Mr. Horvath-Howard was arraigned in Danbury Superior Court on Monday. Bond was set at $250,000 and his case was continued until Nov. 10.