Full List Of Nigerians Arrested By FBI For Alleged Involvement In Internet Fraud

The United States government has released the names and details of the 80 suspected internet fraudsters recently arrested in the country.

The report also names Valentine Iro, 31, and Chukwudi Christogunus Igbokwe, 38, both Nigerian citizens as lead suspects in the case. It added that both individuals allegedly coordinated with others to launder the funds from victims.

Recall ORIENTAL TIMES earlier reported the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has revealed that it has arrested many Nigerians in an ongoing investigation related to fraud cases.

US attorney, Nick Hanna, made this disclosure during a press conference on Thursday, August 22 in Los Angeles, California where he revealed that a total of 80 suspects “many of whom are from Nigeria” have been arrested and charged to court with 57 more being hunted globally.

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.”

This most recent case is coming after this online medium also earlier reported that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested acclaimed billionaire, Obinwanne Okeke (Invictus Obi) of conspiracy to commit fraud running into about 12 million US dollars.

It will be recalled that Okeke was listed among Forbes 100 Most Influential Young Africans 2018 among the likes of Davido, Falz, Ahmed Musa.

ORIENTAL TIMES has now obtained the list of those indicted in the alleged fraud case disclosed by the US Attorney.

Check out the list below: