Costa del Sol
Nigerian lottery letter scam broken up in Málaga
By m.p.
Feb 17, 2008 - 9:05 PM

Police have broken up another lottery letter scam which operated from Málaga, and brought in more than 19,000 € over a period of three months in expenses demanded from the winners before they could claim their win. Seven arrests were made in Málaga and three in Huelva, all of them Nigerian nationals.

Police said the emails the suspects sent came from the Teatinos area of Málaga, and were sent using a neighbour’s internet connection without permission.

Letters went all over the world informing the recipients of their lucky win, and the investigation began with a report from Iran last year from a man who said he had received a letter from Málaga informing him of his win on the Spanish national lottery. He was told to make two bank transfers amounting to 5,000 € in order to claim the money.