INTERPOL, in collaboration with the US Secret Service, South African Police and other agencies, has arrested an alleged Nigerian cybercrime kingpin, James Aliyu, in connection with $ 12m romance scam and business email compromise fraud.
Aliyu was arrested in a luxury Sandton estate in South Africa on Wednesday, June 29 and arraigned in the Randburg magistrate’s court.
According TimesLive, the Nigerian national is well known in
SA social circles and on Instagram thanks to his lavish
holidays and excessive spending on luxury items for him and his girlfriend.
His social media posts where he flaunts his wealth have
gained him 17,000 followers on his Instagram account
Oldsoldier.
His spending came to an end when Interpol agents arrested
him at his house situated in a luxury Sandton estate, bringing to an end five years of alleged scamming activity.
According to law enforcement sources, after an almost six-
year-long investigation into the alleged scammer’s activities, he was arrested thanks to a multi-agency investigation that included Interpol, the US department of homeland security investigations and the US Secret Service.
INTERPOL, in collaboration with the US Secret Service, South African Police and other agencies, has arrested an alleged Nigerian cybercrime kingpin, James Aliyu, in connection with $ 12m romance scam and business email compromise fraud.
Aliyu was arrested in a luxury Sandton estate in South Africa on Wednesday, June 29 and arraigned in the Randburg magistrate’s court.
According TimesLive, the Nigerian national is well known in
SA social circles and on Instagram thanks to his lavish
holidays and excessive spending on luxury items for him and his girlfriend.
His social media posts where he flaunts his wealth have
gained him 17,000 followers on his Instagram account
Oldsoldier.
His spending came to an end when Interpol agents arrested
him at his house situated in a luxury Sandton estate, bringing to an end five years of alleged scamming activity.
According to law enforcement sources, after an almost six-
year-long investigation into the alleged scammer’s activities, he was arrested thanks to a multi-agency investigation that included Interpol, the US department of homeland security investigations and the US Secret Service.
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