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The Greenville Sheriff's Office said that they arrested a man at an Upstate motel who was setting up a deal commonly referred to as a Nigerian money scam.Sheriff's investigators said that they were tipped off to the potential scam by a doctor from Texas who said he had been e-mailed a request to help an African businessman get into the United States. The doctor sent approximately $27,000 to Kenneth Ojua, who lives in an apartment on White Horse Road. The doctor said Ojua had told him he would $2 million in return for his investment.Investigators said that they set up a meeting between the doctor and Ojua at the Holiday Inn on Augusta Road. The doctor was to give Ojua additional money.

Deputies arrested Ojua when he arrived at the motel. He is being held without bond.Sheriff's investigators said evidence in Ojua's apartment led them to believe that there are others who have been victimized.Anyone who has had contact with Ojua is asked to call the Greenville Sheriff's Office at 864-467-5300.