Black Axe Members Extradited to US Over Internet Fraud Claims
Five alleged Black Axe leaders were extradited from South Africa to the US over romance scam and money laundering charges.
Five Nigerian nationals who allegedly led Black Axe's Cape Town zone were extradited to the US on September 11 and appeared in federal court in Trenton, New Jersey on September 14. The superseding indictment alleges romance scams, advance-fee fraud, BEC, and money laundering via US bank accounts between 2011 and 2021, using social media, dating sites, and VoIP, with coercion via threats to distribute victims' intimate photos. Charges include wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy carrying up to 20 years each, plus aggravated identity theft for three defendants.
- Five Black Axe Cape Town leaders extradited from South Africa to US
- Alleged romance scams, advance-fee fraud, BEC, and laundering from 2011-2021
- Victims coerced via threats to distribute sensitive photographs
- Wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy carry up to 20 years each
- Arrested in 2021; extradited five years later
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Alleged Black Axe leaders extradited to the US over romance scams, BEC and money laundering claims
By Alessandro Mascellino · infosecurity-magazine.com
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