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Nigerian national pleads guilty to operating $3M romance scheme that preyed on elderly, other vulnerable populations
March 3, 2025
|Financial Crimes, Cyber Crimes
Darlington Akporugo, a 47-year-old criminal alien from Nigeria, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud; and wire fraud, aiding and abetting.
ICE HSI New England investigation leads to recovery of over $300,000 to victim of a computer support scam
February 12, 2025
|Cyber Crimes, Financial Crimes
According to the complaint (3:24cv840), in February 2024, an elderly woman was tricked by a scammer who mimicked Microsoft customer support. The victim transferred approximately $550,000 to the scammers in two wire transfers.
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