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August 23, 2019
The US authorities have charged 80 people, most of whom are Nigerian nationals”, with participating in a conspiracy to steal millions of dollars, prosecutors say.
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Theyare accused of using business email fraud schemes and romance scams to con victims– many of them elderly.
Policehave so far arrested 14 suspects across the US, 11 in Los Angeles alone.
Theauthorities say it is one of the “largest cases of its kind in US history.
TheFBI investigation is a major step to disrupt criminal networks, US AttorneyNick Hanna said.
TheFBI started investigating the case in 2016 in a single bank account but itlater extended to cover multiple victims in the US and around the world.
Allthe 80 defendants have been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud, conspiracyto launder money, and aggravated identity theft, the US Attorney’s Office inthe Central District of California said in a press release.