Volume V

Issue : 13: June 28, 2007

• Dutch Police Make Arrests for Suspected Internet Fraud
• eBay Facing Injunction Over "Buy it Now"
• Court Upholds Injunction Against Warrantless Email Seizures
• 2006 Commissioners Report on PIPEDA Finds Increase in Complaints
• U.S. Online Gaming Ban Leads to $3.4 Billion Compensation Claim by Antigua
• Suit Targets Anonymous Discussion Board Postings
• Swedish Appeals Court Finds Music File sharing Illegal
• FBI Internal Audit Finds Extensive Breach of Intelligence Gathering Rules
• U.S. Court of Appeals Rules that Criminalizing Bootlegging is Constitutional

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Dutch Police Make Arrests for Suspected Internet Fraud

Dutch police recently arrested more than 100 individuals from West Africa who are in the country illegally and believed to be involved in Internet fraud scams. The scams involve sending emails all over the world promising the recipients money from fictitious inheritances or lottery wins, subject to the recipient paying a "processing fee" of several thousand dollars. Recipients who pay the fee receive nothing in return. The arrests are part of a seven-month initiative by the Dutch police to investigate and combat such Internet fraud scams.

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