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2. Emmanuel Nwude - Wikipedia

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   Emmanuel Nwude Odinigwe, popularly known as Owelle of Abagana, [1] is a Nigerian advance-fee fraud expert artist and former Director of Union Bank of Nigeria. [2] He is known for defrauding Nelson Sakaguchi, a Director at Brazil's Banco Noroeste based in São Paulo, [3] of $242 million: $191 million in cash and the remainder in the form of outstanding interest, [4] between 1995 and 1998. [5]

3. Pennsylvania father helps FBI track down scamming suspects ...

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   The father of a young Pennsylvania man who died by suicide after becoming the victim of a sextortion attempt helped lead the FBI to Nigerian suspects charged in the case. The scam that led to J.S ...

4. Advance-fee scam - Wikipedia

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   Advance-fee scam. An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and is one of the most common types of confidence tricks. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum. [ 1][ 2] If a victim makes the ...

5. Scam baiting - Wikipedia

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   For scams conducted via written communication, baiters may answer scam emails using throwaway email accounts, pretending to be receptive to scammers' offers. [4]Popular methods of accomplishing the first objective are to ask scammers to fill out lengthy questionnaires; [5] to bait scammers into taking long trips; to encourage the use of poorly made props or inappropriate English-language ...

6. Organised crime in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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   419 Scams: Nigerian 419 Scams—an practical overview "Fraud Ring Uncovered in Nigeria". BBC News, 6 September 2007. "UK Police in Nigerian Scam Haul". BBC News, 4 October 2007. Last, Alex. "Anger Over Nigeria's Gang Blitz". BBC News, 4 October 2007. articolotre.com "Black Axe utmanade maffian – nu på plats i Göteborg". Göteborgs-Posten ...

7. Instagram removes 63,000 sextortion accounts in Nigeria - AOL

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   July 25, 2024 at 3:54 AM. [Getty Images] Instagram owner Meta says it has removed thousands of accounts in Nigeria that were trying to target people in sextortion schemes. Such scammers typically ...

8. 419eater.com - Wikipedia

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   419eater.com is a scam baiting website which focuses on advance-fee fraud. The name 419 comes from "419 fraud", another name for advance fee fraud, and itself derived from the relevant section of the Nigerian criminal code. The website founder, Michael Berry, goes by the alias Shiver Metimbers. As of 2013, the 419 Eater forum had over 55,000 ...

9. Meta takes down 63,000 accounts linked to sextortion scams ...

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   Facebook parent Meta ( META) said on Wednesday that it has removed thousands of Instagram accounts linked to so-called sextortion scams. In a blog post, the company detailed how it pulled 63,000 ...