- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has declared six Nigerians wanted.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States of America has declared six Nigerians wanted for cybercrime.
It was gathered that the six Nigerians were declared wanted for cybercrime involving a $6 million fraud of over 70 US businesses.
Those declared wanted by the FBI are Michael Olorunyomi, Richard Izuchukwu Uzuh, Alex Afolabi Ogunsakin, Felix Osilama Okpoh, Abiola Ayorinde Kayode, and Nnamdi Orson Benson.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the wanted persons were accused of executing a business email compromise scheme that defrauded over 70 different businesses in the US, which led to combined losses of over $6 million.
It was learnt that the gang’s leader, Uzuh, is said to be hiding somewhere in Nigeria since October 19, 2016, when the district court of Nebraska, Omaha, US issued a federal warrant for his arrest while Okpoh’s warrant of arrest was issued August 22, same year with Afolabi Ogunshakin.
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