Tag: nigerian scammers
New Jersey, Texas want 8 Nigerians arrested in Cape Town for $6.8m scams
More than 100 victims have lost an estimated R100 million (6.8 million US dollars) to the gang since 2011.
FBI, South Africa arrest Nigerian scammers in Cape Town, founder of Black Axe nabbed too
Six leaders and the founder of the Black Axe organised crime group’s Cape Town chapter were amongst those arrested.
Two Nigerians jailed in UK for fraudulently claiming £489,000 COVID-19 loan
Two Nigerians have been jailed in the UK exploiting government’s COVID-19 Bounce Back loan scheme by using the identities of…
Stung by Nigerian scammers, American woman goes to jail
An American woman who stole more than $200,000 from her employer, Midwest Petroleum, to help her “fiancé,” who was really…
FBI list of scammers: Nigeria’s US embassy wakes up from slumber
The Nigerian embassy in Washington DC has woken up from slumber to condemn the criminal act by 77 Nigerians, five…
How Japanese woman led FBI to 80 Nigerian scammers
A romance scam in 2016 between a Japanese woman and a Nigerian who described himself as a US Army Captain…
In full: US grand jury indictment of 80 Nigerians, all the suspects
Here is the full 252-count indictment of 80 Nigerians by the FBI. The unsealed document reveals all the Nigerians involved…
First of its kind: FBI arrests scores of Nigerians for wire fraud, BEC scams
U.S. authorities on Thursday unsealed a 252-count grand jury indictment charging 80 people, most of them Nigerians, in a major…
3 Nigerian scammers jailed 235 years in America
Three Nigerian scammers who befriended many of their victims on dating sites have been slammed 234 years huge prison sentences…
How Nigerian internet scammers use global event to exploit victims – Kaspersky
According to the latest Kaspersky Lab Security Bulletin (www.Kaspersky.co.za), Nigerian fraudsters used global events like the Ukrainian political situation, the…
Australian Woman Loses $350k To Fake Nigerian Lovers
An Australian woman has told a heart rending story about how she lost her life savings of $350,000 to Nigerian…
Hanging out with Nigerian scammers
.On a recent trip to Nigeria, Erika Eichelberger, of www.MotherJones.com learnt from some two fraudsters secrets of their trade I…
Fraudsters Fake PMNEWS
Nigerian scammers have introduced a new dimension into their game: faking the front cover of newspapers. This morning, Orlando Imperio,…