The US Department of Justice has charged 80 mostly Nigerians on a grand scheme of conspiracy to steal millions of dollars through fraud and money laundering.
A statement published by the attorney general's office, the attorney general's website, said 252 charges were filed against suspects working with a group of law enforcement agencies based in Los Angeles.
The commission said the charges were filed after law enforcement on Thursday morning arrested 14 people across the United States, 11 of them in Los Angeles.
Two of the suspects are still in custody on separate charges, and one of them was arrested earlier this week.
The other suspects are based abroad and many of them reside in Nigeria.
The allegations included that the 80 men and others associated with them used different espionage techniques.
Features such as sending email messages in the name of business, love, and email to seniors, hacking millions of dollars.
State court records show that US residents are among the first to receive millions of dollars from victims.
Then they send the money to their friends in this business who live in Nigeria and in other countries.
According to the statement, two of the captives were involved in the transfer of at least $ 6 million, which was allegedly obtained through fraud.
It is alleged that, along with the rest of the victims, they have tried to smuggle up to $ 40 million.
The statement said that these people are a dangerous people in the United States and around the world.
These include both large and small companies and many old people.
California District Attorney Nick Hanna said the case was an attempt to protect Americans from cyberbullying, and to make sure those who were arrested for similar crimes face prosecution.
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