The United States of America has arrested 74 people, 30 of whom are Nigerians, as part of the effort to combat email scam artists.

Those arrested consist of people who convince correspondents to wire them money for fraudulent activities, BBC reports. The US said such scams are prevalent and pledged to pursue perpetrators “regardless of where they are located”.



Following an investigation led by the FBI with the assistance of the IRS Criminal Investigation, Gloria Okolie and Paul Aisosa, two Nigerians residing in Dallas, Texas, were charged in an indictment filed on June 6. According to the indictment, they are alleged to have victimized a real estate closing attorney by sending the lawyer a spoofing email posing as the seller and requesting that proceeds of a real estate sale, which amounts to $246,000, be wired to Okolie’s account. The attorney reportedly experienced $130,000 in losses after the bank was notified of the fraud and froze $116,000.........
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