Four people have been indicted for a variation on a popular Nigerian e-mail scam. Three of the defendants were arrested in Amsterdam by Dutch authorities on Feb. 21, based on a U.S. criminal complaint. They are being held by the Dutch authorities pending extradition to the United States. The four are charged with one count of conspiracy, eight counts of wire fraud and one of mail fraud. The maximum penalty for mail and wire fraud is 20 years in prison, and the maximum sentence for bank fraud is 30 years.”]
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