A 29year-old Nigerian man has pleaded guilty of recieving stolen money in connection with a fraud and money laundering scheme that defrauded at least 200 victims, many of whom are elderly, of at least $2.5 million.
According to court documents and statements made in a U.S. court, the 29yr-old admitted to participating in the scheme from June 2018 until at least May 2019 while he attended college in Huntington.
Other members of the conspiracy created online false personas and contacted victims via email, text messaging or online dating and social media websites.
The conspirators sought to induce the victims into believing they were in a romantic relationship, friendship, or business relationship with various false personas.
The victims were persuaded to send money for a variety of false and fraudulent reasons for the benefit of the false personas.
The fraudster also admitted that he let victims transfer at least $148,000 to his bank accounts that he knew was from unlawful activity...
Source: justice.gov..
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#️⃣ Cyber Crime..
#️⃣ Fraud..
#️⃣ Nigeria..
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Source: justice.gov..
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