Category Archives: Internet Fraud

Hundreds of BEC Scammers Arrested in Nigeria and U.S. — $3.7 Million Recovered

Breaking News — The Nigerian prince and his allies who might have also asked you over an email for your assistance to help save "the first African astronaut lost in space" have finally been arrested by the FBI.Don't take it too seriously, as there's no Nigerian prince or an astronaut seeking your help.Instead, it was an infamous 'Nigerian 419' scam email template where fraudsters try to

BTC-e Operator, Accused of Laundering $4 Billion, to be Extradited to France

In a legal extradition tug-of-war between the United States and Russia, it seems France has won the game, surprisingly.A Greek court has ruled to extradite the Russian cybercrime suspect and the former operator of now-defunct BTC-e crypto exchange to France, instead of the United States or to his native Russia, according to multiple Russian news outlets.Alexander Vinnik, 38, has been