The United States government has placed sanctions on six Nigerians for alleged internet-related fraud that caused American citizens and businesses over $6 million losses.
"Today, in a coordinated action with the U.S. Department of Justice, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against six Nigerian nationals for conducting an elaborate scheme to steal over six million dollars from victims across the United States," read the statement.
"The individuals designated today targeted U.S. businesses and individuals through deceptive global threats known as business email compromise (BEC) and romance fraud.
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.
Nnamdi Benson - Romance Fraud and money laundering; and Abiola Kayode - BEC and Romance Fraud - allegedly provided bank accounts to individuals involved in the scheme.
