Australian Imprisoned for Online Scam:Nigerian scam

Australian Imprisoned for Online Scam: A Sydney man was imprisoned for more than five years Monday for duping people into sending him millions of dollars in a global Internet ruse known as the Nigerian scam.

Nick Marinellis pleaded guilty in the New South Wales District Court to 10 counts of fraud for taking part in the scam promising people millions from Nigerian bank accounts in return for an "administration fee."

Prosecutors said Marinellis fleeced his victims of 5 million Australian dollars, or $3.8 million dollars.

Judge Barry Mahoney sentenced Marinellis to five years and three months in prison and ordered him held for a minimum four years and four months, calling Marinellis' scam "complicated and devious."

Culprits in the Nigerian scam typically present themselves as people who need access to a Western bank account in order to transfer a large sum of money out of a politically troubled country. They promise a cut of the money but ask for a smaller upfront cost before the larger sum can be transferred. (AP)

I wonder how they knew he was an Aussie?

"G'day mate!

I hope this letter finds you in the best of health and that the mozzies aren't biting yer arse.

My names Mike Tarongolongo and I represent one of the Abo's finest banking institutions. I understand that you are a relative of Ned Kelly, famous Australian outlaw. I have been authorised to pay out the sum (AU)$2.50 plus several cases of VB and/or Castlemaine to you as a beneficiary of his estate. Unfortunately, you can't have his metal hat, as some drongo used it as a dunny a few years back.

I'll need the following information so we can get going on this fair dinkum deal:

Your name,
Your Bank details,
Proof that you aren't a whinging Pom

If you can fax the information to me c/o the Black Sheep Pub in Darwin, I'll get right on it after the crickets finished."

Dunno how they caught him! :D

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Originally Posted by Titchski

I wonder how they knew he was an Aussie?

"G'day mate!

I hope this letter finds you in the best of health and that the mozzies aren't biting yer arse.

My names Mike Tarongolongo and I represent one of the Abo's finest banking institutions. I understand that you are a relative of Ned Kelly, famous Australian outlaw. I have been authorised to pay out the sum (AU)$2.50 plus several cases of VB and/or Castlemaine to you as a beneficiary of his estate. Unfortunately, you can't have his metal hat, as some drongo used it as a dunny a few years back.

I'll need the following information so we can get going on this fair dinkum deal:

Your name,
Your Bank details,
Proof that you aren't a whinging Pom

If you can fax the information to me c/o the Black Sheep Pub in Darwin, I'll get right on it after the crickets finished."

Dunno how they caught him! :D

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Thanks for the second funniest thing I've seen today.:D