The Digest:
A Nigerian national, Leslie Mba, has been sentenced to 19 years in a United States federal prison for his role in a large-scale romance fraud and business email compromise scheme that caused approximately $4 million in losses. The 40-year-old was convicted on charges of conspiracy...
The Digest:
An investigation by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) has detailed how Nigerian socialite Nzube Henry Ikeji allegedly posed as the Crown Prince of Dubai to defraud a Romanian businesswoman of $2.5 million. The scheme reportedly began three years ago when...
The Digest:
A Nigerian traditional ruler, Oba Joseph Oloyede, has been sentenced to prison in the United States for a $4.2 million fraud. The sentence, which marks The Crown's Disgrace, follows a conviction for a COVID-19-related scam that also involved a Nigerian pastor.
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