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On 28 July 2021, Hushpuppi pleaded guilty to money laundering [30] and also identified a Deputy Commissioner of Police in Nigeria, Abba Kyari, as an accomplice in his $1.1 million scam deal. [31] The following day, a US Court granted an FBI warrant to arrest Abba Kyari. [32]
A Nigerian man has been extradited to the US to face charges in the “sextortion” of a South Carolina teen who died by suicide in 2022. Prosecutors allege the scammer posed as a young woman ...
Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it had removed about 63,000 accounts in Nigeria that attempted to engage in financial sexual extortion scams mostly aimed at adult men in the United States.
A Nigerian social media influencer has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for a his role in a fraud syndicate in which he conspired to launder $300 million.
Scammers post profiles on dating websites, non-dating social media accounts, classified sites and even online forums to search for new victims. [14] [5] The scammer usually attempts to obtain a more private method of communication, such as an email or phone number, to build trust with the victim. [4] [15] [5]
Obinwanne Okeke (born November 9, 1987) also known as Invictus Obi is a Nigerian entrepreneur and convicted fraudster who is currently serving a ten-year prison sentence in the United States for internet fraud that caused $11M losses to his victims. [1]
Anne was hit with a wave of ridicule on social media after she fell victim to the scam He further explained: “Romance scams typically originate from Nigeria, Benin, or other parts of Africa ...
They used the widely known Nigerian email scams, as well as social media, dating websites, and phone numbers to target US citizens. [ 14 ] In 2021 and 2022, Interpol arrested 75 suspected members of the Black Axe for trying to wire one million dollars over many bank accounts.