BOSTON — A Framingham man has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison after he was convicted of wire fraud in connection with a complicated email scam, authorities said.

U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV on Friday also ordered Gustaf Njei, 27, to pay $94,630 in restitution and placed him on two years of supervised release after being released from prison.

In December, a federal jury convicted Njei of two counts of wire fraud and one count each of structuring to avoid reporting requirements, unlawful monetary transactions and money laundering conspiracy.

According to authorities, Njei ran a business email compromise scheme, which targets businesses involved in wire transfer payments. According to the U.S Department of Justice, the fraud occurs when someone spoofs a legitimate business email and causes employees of the company to transfer funds to accounts controlled by the scammers.

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