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FBI’s Most Wanted, Abiola Kayode, Extradited to U.S. Over $6M Fraud Scheme
Abiola Kayode, a 37-year-old Nigerian on the FBI’s most wanted list, has been extradited from Ghana to Nebraska, U.S., over a 2019 wire fraud conspiracy indictment. Ghanaian authorities arrested him and handed him over to FBI agents.
Abiola Kayode appeared in court on December 11, 2024, and was ordered a detained pending trial. He is accused of a $6 million business email compromise (BEC) scheme targeting businesses in Nebraska and beyond from 2015 to 2016.
The indictment alleges Kayode’s co-conspirators posed as company executives using spoofed emails to trick employees into making wire transfers.
Kayode provided bank account details where the stolen funds were sent, often using accounts of romance scam victims who were instructed to transfer the money onward.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, several of Kayode’s co-conspirators have been convicted and sentenced, including Adewale Aniyeloye (96 months), Pelumi Fawehinimi (72 months), Onome Ijomone (60 months), and Alex Ogunshakin (45 months).
The FBI continues to pursue the remaining suspects, with Special Agent Eugene Kowel emphasizing their commitment to dismantling cyber criminal groups targeting U.S. citizens.
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