1011 NOW KOLN-KGIN reported:
Nigerian man extradited to Nebraska on scam-email scheme.
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 42-year-old Afeez Akinloye, a Nigerian national, from South Africa to the District of Nebraska was extradited on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and access device fraud filed in July 2018.
The BEC scheme involved real estate transactions. Akinloye and his co-conspirators would learn of a real estate transaction closing and send fraudulent emails to have the wire proceeds wired to accounts they could access. As a result of this scheme, business in Nebraska and elsewhere were defrauded of more than $1,850,000.
Nigerian man extradited to Nebraska on scam-email scheme.
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 42-year-old Afeez Akinloye, a Nigerian national, from South Africa to the District of Nebraska was extradited on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and access device fraud filed in July 2018.
The BEC scheme involved real estate transactions. Akinloye and his co-conspirators would learn of a real estate transaction closing and send fraudulent emails to have the wire proceeds wired to accounts they could access. As a result of this scheme, business in Nebraska and elsewhere were defrauded of more than $1,850,000.
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