Shame Of A Nation: 80 Nigerians Named In US Largest Fraud Case [FULL LIST]

It is indeed another embarrassing moment for Nigeria as 80 Nigerians have been named in what FBI is describing as the largest fraud case in America’s history.

Using the infamous love scam amongst other various schemes, there has been a massive conspiracy to steal millions of dollars from unsuspecting victims.

The unfortunate scam machinery has seen to Americans swindled to the tune of $1.1 billion between January and July 2019 alone. In what is fast becoming a global scandal, the FBI has dropped the list of the 80 names most of them, Nigerian locals. This involves those specializing in love scams and even popular car dealers on Island.

A US attorney, Nick Hanna who made the revelation on National TV disclosed that the fraudsters connived with government agencies to perpetrate the act.

“A 252-count federal grand jury indictment unsealed today charges 80 defendants, most of whom are Nigerian nationals, with participating in a massive conspiracy to steal millions of dollars through a variety of fraud schemes and launder the funds through a Los Angeles-based money laundering network,”the department of justice of the Central District of California said in a statement on its website.

According to a full statement released by the US authorities, the suspects either played major roles in the alleged fraud or acted as accomplices.

The statement read: “This case is part of our ongoing efforts to protect Americans from fraudulent online schemes and to bring to justice those who prey upon American citizens and businesses.

“Today, we have taken a major step to disrupt criminal networks that use BEC schemes, romance scams and other frauds to fleece victims. This indictment sends a message that we will identify perpetrators – no matter where they reside – and we will cut off the flow of ill-gotten gains.”

“Investigations revealed that members of the conspiracy sometimes wired funds to other bank accounts under their control or withdrew same as cash or negotiable instruments such as cashier’s checks.

“The suspects often “used illicit money exchangers to move funds overseas, generally avoiding transferring the funds directly through banking institutions, the indictment alleges.

“To do this, Iro and Igbokwe coordinated the transfer of a victim’s funds from a fraudulent bank account they controlled to US bank accounts belonging to illicit money exchangers.

“Those money exchangers, in turn, used a Nigerian banking application to transfer other funds in naira (₦), the currency of Nigeria, from Nigerian bank accounts they controlled to the Nigerian bank accounts specified by Iro and Igbokwe,” the statement said.

Here are the names of the Nigerian suspects indicted in the alleged fraud case: