The scam had deadly consequences...
Two African immigrants trying to run a Nigerian “black money” scam on a New York man. Police say the men were killed in retaliation by the victim of the fraud and have identified the suspect as the cousin of NFL player Jonathan Vilma.
Both men had been shot in the head inside Vilma’s Long Island, New York home, which was littered with pieces of the black paper used in the scam.
Authorities say the scheme has ensnared many prominent Americans,... including U.S. Congressman Ed Mezvinsky, who served a prison term for his involvement in the fraud,.... and Dr. Timothy Sloan, a California heart surgeon who lost his life savings to a con artist.
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=7232968
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