77 Nigerians in the United States have been indicted on a 252-count charge for participating in a conspiracy to steal millions of dollars via a variety of cybercrimes taking advantage of a Los Angeles laundering network connected globally.
The FBI released a statement the early hours of yesterday explaining how millions of dollars were illegally obtained from U.S Citizens including BEC Scams, Romance scams and other such crimes.
Nick Hanna, the U.S Attorney stated that there were a total of 40 victims half of which were businesses and the total amounts gained by the fraudsters were as high as 6 million dollars in some cases.
The recent crackdown which the Attorney calls the largest of its kind. The alleged offenders are charged with a conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, aggravated identity theft and could possibly face decades in jail.
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