US indicts six Nigerians over $6m fraud

The six suspects - Top: Uzuh, Olorunyomi, Ogunshakin; down: Okpoh, Benson, Kayode.

Photo: US Dept of the TreasuryThe United States on Tuesday exposed six Nigerians over alleged internet fraud worth more than six million dollars.

It explained that they targeted American businesses and individuals using “business email compromise and romance fraud” while impersonating American business executives, requesting, and receiving wire transfers from their accounts. From at least early 2015 to September 2016, Uzuh and an accomplice sent emails to victims appearing as though they were coming from a company’s true business executive and would request and receive wire transfers of funds from the businesses’ accounts. Uzuh would often target over 100 businesses in a single day. A loss in excess of $6,300,000 can be attributed to a scheme led by Uzuh and an accomplice.Olorunyomi was designated pursuant to E.O.

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