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$50 Million in BEC Losses
The Eastern District of New York has announced charges against four men for their roles in a Business Email Compromise (BEC) and romance scams. https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/four-individuals-charged-connection-business-email-compromise-schemes-and-related-0The US Attorney's Office press release states: Defendants Allegedly Participated ...
Nigeria, Romania, Russia, U.S. Among Top Cybercrime Nations
Russia and Ukraine topped a list of cybercrime-producing nations, followed by China and the United States, with African nation Nigeria rounding out the top five ...
BEC Scammers Adventures on the Run
Last week the case of Valentine FOMBE was finally brought to a close. FOMBE was sentenced to 144 months in Federal prison and ordered to pay $325,856 in restitution to victims of ...
Maryland Busts $9.5 Million #BEC Money Laundering Ring
Three indictments have been unsealed in Maryland that document an extensive network of shell companies that were used to wash at least $9.5 Million in funds from at least fifteen #BEC (Business ...
Classic Baggie: Part Three – the Romance Scam Victims
If you are just joining us, we are reviewing the court transcripts of a Business Email Compromise / Romance Scam Money Laundering case. Part One reveals "Classic Baggie: A Delaware BEC Case ...
Chidozie Collins Obasi – COVID Fraud & Work at Home Scams
On September 9, 2022, the FBI's Philadelphia office asked for help locating Chidozie Collins Obasi. OBASI is charged with being part of a conspiracy to steal more than $30 Million related to ...
Nigerian Money Transfer Company Linked to Romance Scam Money Laundering
On July 7, 2022, the US Attorney for the Northern District of Texas announced that Ping Express had been found guilty. Prior to this, their CEO Anslem Oshionebo*, their COO Opeyemi Odeyale ...
Hushpuppi Pleads Guilty: Sentence Estimate? 11-14 Years
On July 27, 2021, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi, decided that his best plan would be to avoid spending the rest of his life in prison was to plead guilty. ...
Operation Skein: The Irish Garda Target Nigerian BEC Criminals
It seems nearly every week that the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (the GNECB) announces a new arrest in Operation SKEIN. In a newly released featured interview, Ireland's "The Journal" had Detective ...
Major Nigerian Phishing and BEC Actors, SSGToolz and CeeCeeBossTMT, Arrested by Nigerian Police and Interpol
An Interpol headline on November 25, 2020 announces "Three arrested as INTERPOL, Group-IB and the Nigeria Police Force disrupt prolific cybercrime group" however the article does not name the suspects. The Interpol ...
