Two Nigerians, Franklin Okwonna and Ebuka Umeti, were sentenced to prison in the U.S. for a $5 million wire fraud scheme. Okwonna received over five years, while Umeti was sentenced to ten years. Both must pay restitution, highlighting the severe consequences of cybercrime.
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The U.S. Federal authorities have arrested no fewer than 34 Nigerians for allegedly defrauding businesses and U.S. citizens of several millions of dollars, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said.
FBI said in a statement that the fraud was a …
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Recent research has shown that the number of victims of online fraud has increased in recent times. It also shows personal details found online are being used to for taking out things like loans, credit cards or phone contracts in other people's names.
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