Suspected internet scammer arrested in Austria

Friday, January 28, 2005 - 10:34 AM

Authorities in the Austrian capital Vienna said today they arrested a man suspected of scamming hundreds of people by offering designer clothing for sale over the internet and pocketing their money without delivering the merchandise.

The suspect, identified only as a 24-year-old man from the town of Mistelbach in the province of Lower Austria, is suspected of scamming victims of up to €59,300, police said.

Officials said the scam lasted about eight months before customers who never received their orders contacted police.