Belgian court condemns 18 persons regarding Nigerean spam

The correctional court of Brugges, Belgium, condems 18 persons with prison sentences from 2 to 6 years for sending out fraudulent spam between Februay 2007 and November 2008.

In the Nigerian spam emails they claimed to have a fund in Ghana where a substantional amount of money was blocked after a woman died in a car accident. The small fortune of 35 million Euro could be released with the help and a contribution of the addressee.

The police could arrest the gang after a tip and a thorough investigation of mobile phone conversations.