Two expatriate men aged 26 and 34 have been arrested for email fraud.

A 26-year-old woman told Police on February 23 she had received unsolicited emails from a fraudster claiming to be domiciled in Cote d'ivoire, West Africa.

He claimed to have inherited US$9 million, and to avoid this inheritance being seized by other family members, he asked for the email recipient to provide a foreign bank account to receive the money.

Responding to this email, the victim was contacted by phone and remitted $20,000 to the fraudster, alleged to be handling fees to facilitate the transfer of the inheritance. However, the victim never received the money.

On February 20 she was contacted by a suspect who claimed to be in custody of the inheritance and requested she provide a further handling fee of US$4,000 for its release. The victim then made a report to Police. Officers arrested the men in Tsim Sha Tsui yesterday. They are being detained for enquiries.