Hawks and Interpol to hand over six Nigerian ‘love scammers’ to FBI in Cape Town
Six Nigerian men were arrested in 2021 after allegedly defrauding over 100 US women of millions of rands via fakes romances.
Six Nigerian men, suspected of orchestrating a massive love scam targeting US women, will be extradited to the US on Friday. These men, allegedly part of the Black Axe criminal network, were apprehended in 2021 and are accused of defrauding over 100 women of more than R100 million through online relationships. The suspects, who also face charges of wire fraud and money laundering, will be moved from a Cape Town holding facility to Cape Town airport, where they will be transferred to the FBI and the US Secret Service for prosecution.
The Hawks, in collaboration with Interpol, will facilitate the extradition process. This extradition highlights the continued cooperation between South African law enforcement and international partners in combating transnational organized crime. The US Federal Trade Commission previously warned consumers about the dangers of romance scams, advising against sending money to online lovers who cannot meet in person and urging caution against financial requests from unknown individuals.
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