The Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) together with the U.S. Department of Justice, on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, announced it had taken action against six Nigerian nationals who allegedly conducted an elaborate scheme to steal over six million dollars from vulnerable victims across the United States.

According to the State Department, the individuals targeted U.S. businesses and individuals through deceptive global threats known as business email compromise (BEC) and romance fraud.

The State Department revealed that American citizens lost over $6,000,000 due to these individuals’ BEC fraud schemes, in which they impersonated business executives and requested and received wire transfers from legitimate business accounts.

The 6 Nigerian nationals were identified as Richard Uzuh, Michael Olorunyomi, Alex Ogunshakin, Felix Okpoh, Nnamdi Benson, and Abiola Kayode. Read more here==https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/06/u-s-reveals-identities-of-6-nigerian-nationals-who-stole-6-million/