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Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by salford1: 11:16pm On Aug 22, 2019
Afamed:
Make Una take am easy my country men. The image outside there is damn terrible
Problem is that apart from EFCC doing it's possible best to go for them, especially the small fries ones, but Nigerians are the one covering and protecting them by putting the blame on the economy. I don't know how much Nigerians are losing on the e-commerce trade, but i suspect close to billion of dollars yearly because of the rotten activities of a few.

These ones too will blame the Nigerian economy for frauds that are of inter-continental magnitudes.

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Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by Admitwithschola: 11:33pm On Aug 22, 2019
Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by Nobody: 11:38pm On Aug 22, 2019
FBI take note of Maryland, Atalanta and Texas dem full there like mad...

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Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by Ndipe(m): 11:38pm On Aug 22, 2019
Shameless people eager for quick money

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Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by chloride6: 11:41pm On Aug 22, 2019
CodeTemplar:
And what has Hausa people done about terrorist Christmas day pant bomber, Abdulmutallab?

This is not the way to think...


Try and rethink one more time..

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Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by Ayoefa: 11:45pm On Aug 22, 2019
This is a tribalistic witch hunt on the part of the Fulani dominated FBI...
Are Yeboos the only criminals in the US? Plenty Yorubas, Russians, Pakistanis, and even Fulani herdsmen self they do the same thing but na only one token Yoruba they come put under arrest. The rest na Omo Okoro. These FBI Fulanis are just too jealous of the success of the Yeboos developers.

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Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by LGDON: 11:48pm On Aug 22, 2019
celebgistz2:
After search warrants were executed at multiple locations across L.A. County on Thursday morning, federal prosecutors announced a 252-count indictment that accuses 80 people in the U.S. and Nigeria of participating in a "massive conspiracy to steal millions of dollars through a variety of fraud schemes."

The defendants allegedly laundered the funds through a Los Angeles-based money laundering network. Eleven of them were arrested Thursday in Southern California, while three others were taken into custody elsewhere in the U.S., according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.

Two were already in federal custody on other charges, and one was arrested earlier this week. The remaining defendants are believed to be abroad, most of them in Nigeria, authorities said.

According to the indictment, the accused used business email compromise frauds, romance scams and schemes targeting the elderly to defraud victims out of millions of dollars.

The co-conspirators allegedly contacted Valentine Iro, 31, of Carson, and Chukwudi Christogunus Igbokwe, 38, of Gardena, both Nigerian citizens, for bank and money-service accounts that could receive funds fraudulently obtained from victims.

The criminal complaint says Iro and Igbokwe, who were among the suspects arrested Thursday, conducted schemes that resulted in the transfer of at least $6 million in fraudulently obtained funds.

"The overall conspiracy was responsible for the attempted theft of at least $40 million," the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a statement.

Watch the video below


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oW_isy8T2Y&feature=youtu.be

Source:https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Technology/wireStory/us-indictment-charges-80-fraud-schemes-money-laundering-65125441

Thank God they finally arrested the Nigeeia prince asking me to send him money

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Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by Beautyaddy: 11:53pm On Aug 22, 2019
Deola2020:
FBI take note of Maryland, Atalanta and Texas dem full there like mad...

lol!...You do know that most of those scammers are living in Nigeria...and as long as they have access to a computer and internet.
Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by Hotfreeze: 12:01am On Aug 23, 2019
gwarotango:
Exactly but at least we keep it local unlike you international drug dealers

This one doesn't even know who he's talking to.
Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by ubanigrant15: 12:02am On Aug 23, 2019
Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by Mrshape: 12:03am On Aug 23, 2019
Goldenheart:
Chai.Chidi WHY??



Gather here fir selfie if you zoomed in wink
Did you see your photo ?
If not,
Refresh op is not through with the uploading.

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Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by raphy(m): 12:04am On Aug 23, 2019
Nothing to say developers of usa

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Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by Dbiz1111(m): 12:17am On Aug 23, 2019
Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by Hardebayo(m): 12:19am On Aug 23, 2019
It does not matter what region or area they all come from until the geographical space called Nigeria disintegrates( which I doubt will ever happen) they are all Nigerians. There are good and bad people in every country which the large world understands, these are just the bad ones if they found guilty, there are many good Nigerians home and abroad that will never soil their names for a morsel of bread. If you ask them why they are into this, their answer will tell you that the end game is to come and oppress us with their loot. As for spoiling the chance of any of us that are home from traveling abroad even to the US is not found, but I won't be ignorant to deny the fact that in the aspect of doing international business, this forms a significant hindrance. It is the hands that offend in that clime that is cut not that of innocent. We will travel when our time comes.

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Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by Dbiz1111(m): 12:20am On Aug 23, 2019
Ayoefa:
This is a tribalistic witch hunt on the part of the Fulani dominated FBI...
Are Yeboos the only criminals in the US? Plenty Yorubas, Russians, Pakistanis, and even Fulani herdsmen self they do the same thing but na only one token Yoruba they come put under arrest. The rest na Omo Okoro. These FBI Fulanis are just too jealous of the success of the Yeboos developers.

Tribalist mofo.. U ar in pain cheesy cheesy grin
Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by JeffreyJames(m): 12:27am On Aug 23, 2019
Many yahoo boys about to go broke. Na their pickers them just arrest so.lmao


Good job!!

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Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by sreamsense: 12:28am On Aug 23, 2019
Nigeria will be great again!

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Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by castrokins(m): 12:32am On Aug 23, 2019
I Have Seen Chukwudi. Who Have You Seen?

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Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by Defenderalert(m): 12:41am On Aug 23, 2019
Stupid asses disgracing our country upandan.

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Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by riches4me(m): 12:43am On Aug 23, 2019
Teewhy2:
These people with their activities are just making it difficult for we batch B that wants to relocate abroad.
Which batch you say you dry again? When they are currently calling batch ZZD

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Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by InvertedHammer: 12:50am On Aug 23, 2019
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Now this is what you call bountiful harvest of Nigerians.

Someone stated in another thread how easy it is in US ... that's because folks like these fly in with their loot to Nigeria to make noise.

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Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by Pataricatering(f): 12:50am On Aug 23, 2019
Not 80 , more like 98%
ODVanguard:
I just saw the list of the culprits on instablog and at least 80% of them are from the SE. No be small thing.

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Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by Kreme(m): 12:53am On Aug 23, 2019
celebgistz2:
After search warrants were executed at multiple locations across L.A. County on Thursday morning, federal prosecutors announced a 252-count indictment that accuses 80 people in the U.S. and Nigeria of participating in a "massive conspiracy to steal millions of dollars through a variety of fraud schemes."

The defendants allegedly laundered the funds through a Los Angeles-based money laundering network. Eleven of them were arrested Thursday in Southern California, while three others were taken into custody elsewhere in the U.S., according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.

Two were already in federal custody on other charges, and one was arrested earlier this week. The remaining defendants are believed to be abroad, most of them in Nigeria, authorities said.

According to the indictment, the accused used business email compromise frauds, romance scams and schemes targeting the elderly to defraud victims out of millions of dollars.

The co-conspirators allegedly contacted Valentine Iro, 31, of Carson, and Chukwudi Christogunus Igbokwe, 38, of Gardena, both Nigerian citizens, for bank and money-service accounts that could receive funds fraudulently obtained from victims.

The criminal complaint says Iro and Igbokwe, who were among the suspects arrested Thursday, conducted schemes that resulted in the transfer of at least $6 million in fraudulently obtained funds.

"The overall conspiracy was responsible for the attempted theft of at least $40 million," the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a statement.

Watch the video below


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oW_isy8T2Y&feature=youtu.be

Source:https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Technology/wireStory/us-indictment-charges-80-fraud-schemes-money-laundering-65125441
Awon omo ibo oloriburuku

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Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by Nobody: 12:56am On Aug 23, 2019
My son dey obodo oyibo.

As long as he is sending money home, who cares what he does for a living.
Nigerian mothers are so hypocritical and more greedy than the men.
They love money more than their kids especially my sisters from igboland.

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Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by IGBOSON1: 1:11am On Aug 23, 2019
mperornero:
I wonder what will happen when they finally get biafra

Is 'their getting Biafra' what is occupying your mind? Support their bid fpr secession so they can leave Nigeria with their 'wahala', and with the remaining Yoruba, Fulani, etc, you can now have a much saner and decent country with no one to soil your reputation and name abroad!

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Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by kushme: 1:13am On Aug 23, 2019
CodeTemplar:
And what has Hausa people done about terrorist Christmas day pant bomber, Abdulmutallab?

Shattap and stop defending what is wrong...

One Abdulmutallab is serving life in the US, that we all know, but how many Abdulmutallabs or Hausas have they executed in Indonesia and other Asian countries ?
You guys always tryna find ways to justify your natural dirty lifestyles through some ethnic comparison..

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Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by IGBOSON1: 1:21am On Aug 23, 2019
Ayoefa:
This is a tribalistic witch hunt on the part of the Fulani dominated FBI...
Are Yeboos the only criminals in the US? Plenty Yorubas, Russians, Pakistanis, and even Fulani herdsmen self they do the same thing but na only one token Yoruba they come put under arrest. The rest na Omo Okoro. These FBI Fulanis are just too jealous of the success of the Yeboos developers.

Is that you trying to be sarcastic or what?

Biafrans/Igbos don't wanna sully your whiter than white reputation anymore, that's why they want out of your shithole of a country! If you say or do anything that's not in keeping with lending a strong support for the Biafran secessionist bid, it will be to your eternal shame!

What's your ethnicity by the way? I wanna check how you lot have been helping to keep the Nigerian reputation spotless internationally! smiley

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Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by lagosminded: 1:23am On Aug 23, 2019
salford1:

Or tomatoe paste manufacturer or business men with cargoes on ships or motivational speakers, and posting pictures of themselves with Ferraris, Rolls royces or Bentleys on Instagram.

... and Nigerians fawn over them and insult those that question their source of wealth. Nigerians are the problem of Nigeria.
Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by Nobody: 1:37am On Aug 23, 2019
God will not allow me do yahoo..
They should ban all those crazy songs support cyberfraud already..
Re: 80 Defendants In U.S. And Nigeria Charged With Cyberfraud, Money laundering by dragunov: 1:39am On Aug 23, 2019
CanadaOrBust:
We are #1!
We can’t be beat

https://www.nairaland.com/5120718/nigeria-ranked-1-scamming
You forgot the 'en' dude. Correct English please.

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