Tag: FBI
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Invictus Obi pleads guilty to $11m fraud, faces up to 20 years in prison
Obinwanne Okeke billionaire owner of Invictus Group, also known as Invictus Obi, on Thursday pleaded guilty to a computer based intrusion fraud scheme that caused $11 million in losses to his victims. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports 32-year-old Okeke, a Forbes celebrated billionaire, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States in…
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Hushpuppi has case to answer with us, EFCC insists
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said Ramoni Igbalode, popularly known as Ray Hushpuppi or just Hushpuppi has a case to answer with the commission. The EFCC, describing Hushpuppi as Nigeria’s most-wanted hacker, said it was familiar with the grisly details of his money laundering transactions, involving many high-profile cyber criminals. EFCC in…
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Hushpuppi allegedly arrested by FBI, Interpol
Unconfirmed reports have emerged that Dubai based Nigerian socialite, Hushpuppi has been whisked away by the combined forces of the FBI and Interpol at his hideout in Dubai. This news was shared by individuals who alleged that they were at the scene when Hushpuppi and his collaborator, Woodyberry were arrested. The reason for his arrest…
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FBI arraigns Nigerians, others over U.S. based fraud scheme [Full List]
UNITED States (U.S.) Federal agents have arraigned 24 individuals, including some Nigerians, for their involvement in a large-scale Atlanta, United States-based fraud and money laundering operation. The scheme, according to a report by an online publication, The Will Nigeria, targetted American citizens, corporations and financial institutions throughout the U.S. The defendants allegedly used business email…
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FBI arrests Nigerians, others over $30m Atlanta-based scams
The FBI and other US Federal agents have arrested twenty-four individuals, among them Nigerians, for their involvement in a large-scale fraud and money laundering operation that targeted citizens, corporations, and financial institutions throughout the United States. Two of the Nigerians, Afeez Olaide Adeniran and Blessing Ojo face a separate charge of wire fraud. The indictment…
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EFCC detains FBI suspect over $2.5m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a 38-year-old man, Festus Abiona, who was accused by the Federal Bureau of Investigations for his alleged involvement in internet fraud. Abiona had been on the wanted list of the EFCC for more than eight months over the purported fraud case before he was finally arrested in…
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$1.2b internet fraud: FBI combs Nigeria, France, Kenya, six others for perpetrators
The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Tuesday said it had completed a four-month investigation in nine countries, including Nigeria, over the loss of over $1.2 billion by Americans to cyber criminals. In Nigeria, the FBI said it carried out its investigation in collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The…
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EFCC, FBI recover N92m, $169,850, exotic cars from ‘Yahoo Boys’ in 38 days
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered $169,850, N92 million and four exotic cars from 167 Yahoo Boys in 38 days in a joint operation with the United States’Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The operation, tagged ‘Operation Re-wired & Cybercrime-related Fraud’, was initiated following the indictment of 77 Nigerians for alleged cybercrime in…
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America and the 77 Nigerian thieves – Hope Eghagha
By Hope Eghagha Nigeria made the headlines across the world last week when the American Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested 77 thieves (fraudsters) of Nigerian origins following an investigation that lasted two solid years. The week before, Invictus Obiwanne the Forbes-listed 35-year-old whiz kid entrepreneur from Nigeria was also busted for fraud. While ‘we were…