Nigerian arrested in relation to $60m cyber scam

A Nigerian accused of scamming $60m from companies around the world through fraudulent emails has been arrested after months of investigation, Interpol and Nigeria’s anti-fraud agency said.

One target paid out $15.4m, according to a statement from Interpol.

The alleged ringleader of a global scamming network, identified only as a 40-year-old known as Mike, was arrested along with a 38-year-old accomplice in Nigeria’s oil capital, Port Harcourt, in June, said the statement.