FBI ARREST 34 NIGERIAN FRAUDSTERS FOR ALLEGED CYBER FRAUD

The U.S. Federal authorities have arrested  34 Nigerians for allegedly defrauding U.S. citizens of several millions of dollars 

The Federal Bureau of investigation made a statement that the fraud was an obvious coordinated effort to disrupt Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes that were designed to intercept and hijack wire transfers from businesses and individuals, including many senior citizens. 

FBI said that a counter effort was made,i.e a coordinated law enforcement effort by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security,the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of the Treasury also the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, over a six month period.

“The operation culminated in over two weeks of intensified law enforcement activity which resulted in 74 arrests in the United States and overseas, including 29 in Nigeria, and three in Canada, Mauritius and Poland.

The operation also resulted in the seizure of nearly $2.4 million, and the and recovery of approximately $14 million in fraudulent wire transfers.