man arrested for nigerian email scam
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2003 7:51 pm
Canadian man charged with e-mail hoax
Associated Press
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POSTED AT 9:06 AM EST Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003
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.
The Financial Crimes Division of the Secret Service says it receives about 100 calls daily from victims or potential victims and between 300 and 500 correspondence daily about the scams.
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Associated Press
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POSTED AT 9:06 AM EST Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003
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.
The Financial Crimes Division of the Secret Service says it receives about 100 calls daily from victims or potential victims and between 300 and 500 correspondence daily about the scams.
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