An Australian court has sentenced a Sydney man to five years (and three months) in prison for perpetuating a
Nigerian 419 scam.
Astonishing as it may seem, Nick Marinellis bilked his victims out of $3.8 million dollars through
the scam.
The Australian State Crime Command's Inspector Jennifer Thommeny explained that "There's a lot of gullible people out
there that are very vulnerable and they think that this is the pot at the end of the rainbow."
And it was, but for Marinellis, not them. At least until he was caught.
He'll be eligible for parole in 2008.
