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80 Nigerians Busted By American Government, Some Of The Names Are Hilarious (see the list & pics

The FBI busted a fraud ring comprising of many Nigerians in America and outside the country. About 80 people are involved, some were captured in Los Angeles, some in other states and the rest are still at large.

Names of the Nigerians captured by the FBI for fraud

  • Adegoke Ogungbe
  • Valentino Iro
  • Tityaye Mansbangura
  • Nwannebuike Osmund
  • Chidi Magwa
  • Collins Ojimba
  • Albert Catbery (In Custody)
  • Chukwudi Igbokwe
  • Victor Chukwu
  • Ekene Ekechukwu
  • George Egwumba
  • Jerry Igoko
  • Chukwudi Ajaeze
  • Chijoke Isamade (in custody)
  • Ifeanyichkwu Agwuegbo
  • Princewill Duri
  • Kennedy Ugwu

The rest are still on the run and the FBI are looking for them. The list of all 80 are listed below

The federal prosecutor said 80 people are involved in the fraud, money laundering ring and they are mostly Nigerians. They are accused of stealing millions from businesses and older people. They stole millions of dollars and directed the funds to many accounts around the world through money launderers.

According to the report, 14 people were arrested in the United States,

A 252-count indictment that was unsealed. At least three other defendants were already in custody. Six defendants living in the United States are fugitives. The remaining defendants live in other countries, principally Nigeria“. The US Attorney in Los Angeles told reporters on Thursday

The United States attorney, Nick Hanna, said: “This case is part of our ongoing efforts to protect Americans from fraudulent online schemes and to bring to justice those who prey upon American citizens and businesses.

“Today, we have taken a major step to disrupt criminal networks that use BEC schemes, romance scams and other frauds to fleece victims. This indictment sends a message that we will identify perpetrators – no matter where they reside – and we will cut off the flow of ill-gotten gains.” Nick added.

The prosecutor explained how the fraudster defrauds people, he said “The use illicit money exchangers to move funds overseas, generally avoiding transferring the funds directly through banking institutions“, the indictment stated.

To do this, Iro and Igbokwe coordinated the transfer of a victim’s funds from a fraudulent bank account they controlled to US bank accounts belonging to illicit money exchangers. “Those money exchangers, in turn, used a Nigerian banking application to transfer other funds in naira (₦), the currency of Nigeria, from Nigerian bank accounts they controlled to the Nigerian bank accounts specified by Iro and Igbokwe,” says the statement.

The arrest is the largest in USA history of any fraud directly linked to Nigerians. The Nigerian government is yet to respond to the issues.

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