Eleven Nigerians are currently detained in the United State facing trial for alleged internet fraud with the proapect of being jailed 330years cumulatively , if the US court find them guilty of the alleged offence.
The United States security agents are said to have already linked these young men to a $9 million Internet Love Scam.
According to reports each of these youths may be in custody for next 30 years should United States (US) courts found them guilty on allegations of love scam, bank fraud, money laundering, Electronic mail compromises and taking advantage of over 50 vulnerable aged men and women in US who were been scammed $9 million.
The suspects are said to have used different tricks such as romance scams, primarily sent through electronic messages via email, text messaging, social media, and online dating websites, to deceive victims who believed they are in romantic relationships.
Part of the US government’s allegations against the 11 suspects who are Nigerians are that they used fake identities, and false pretenses to lure their victims to transfer funds to bank accounts controlled by them and their co-conspirators.
The suspects identified by the United States Department of Justice are 32-year-old Adedayo John, 26-year-old Oluwadamilola Akinpelu, 29-year-old Kazeem Raheem, 39 years old Morakinyo Gbeyide, 26-year-old Warris Adenuga a.k.a. Blue.
Others on the list include 28 years old Smart Agunbiade, 41-year-old Olawale Olaniyan, 34-year-old Olawoyin Peter Olanrewaju, 30 years old Emmanuel Oronsaye-Ajayi, 27 years old Lateef Goloba and 29 years old Samsudeen Goloba
