Police in Nigeria have arrested a 27-year-old man after he allegedly scammed a 60-year-old Queensland woman out of thousands of dollars

Date: 2007-11-14

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The woman met a man on an online dating website and sent him thousands of dollars over several months.

Queensland police say she contacted the State's Police Service Computer Crime Unit after her relatives questioned the Nigerian man's motives.

The arrest is the result of a joint operation between the Queensland Police and the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

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