Nigerian Crime
Operation Skein: The Irish Garda Target Nigerian BEC Criminals
It seems nearly every week that the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (the GNECB) announces a new arrest in Operation SKEIN. In a newly released featured interview, Ireland's "The Journal" had Detective ...
Hushpuppi and Mr.Woodbery, BEC scammers: Welcome to Chicago!
There are quite a few West African scammers who try to explain away their wealth by claiming they are a "bitcoin entrepreneur" or "real estate investor" when in fact they conduct Business ...
IC3.gov 2019 Internet Crime Report: Its All About that BEC
For years I have been encouraging people to report their instances of Cybercrime to the FBI's Internet Crime & Complaint Center, IC3.gov. Based on the number of reports, people are finally doing ...
Air Peace CEO charged with millions in money laundering re-buying planes he already owns
The Department of Justice announced last week that they were indicting the CEO of Air Peace for bank fraud and money laundering. I had some difficulty finding the indictments for this case ...
Business Email Compromise: Putting a Wisconsin Case Under the Microscope
Clement Onuama and Orefo Okeke were arrested on November 1, 2017 in the Western District of Texas after receiving a complaint and warrant from the District of Wisconsin, that the pair were ...
