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  "id": 6934523,
  "title": "Six Nigerians extradited to US over $6M online romance scam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/six-nigerians-extradited-to-us-over-6m-online-romance-scam",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T14:05:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/12/nigerians-extradited-online-romance-scams"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Six Nigerian nationals have been extradited to the United States over an online romance scam that swindled American women out of more than $6m. According to KBC, the group, allegedly members of the Black Axe crime syndicate, targeted over 100 women in the US, including pensioners and businesspeople, through sophisticated online relationships.\n\nThe six individuals were arrested in 2021 and were handed over to officials from the FBI and the US Secret Service at Cape Town international airport by South African police, with the collaboration of Interpol South Africa.\n\nThe extradited individuals will face wire fraud and money-laundering charges in the US. Black Axe is a Nigerian mafia-style gang tied to human trafficking, internet fraud, and murder, operating across Africa, Europe, and North America.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Six Nigerians accused of romance scams to be extradited to the US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/six-nigerians-accused-of-romance-scams-to-be-extradited-to-the-us",
        "published": "2026-09-12T09:22:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Six Nigerians extradited to US over $6M online romance scam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/six-nigerians-extradited-to-us-over-6m-online-romance-scam-6941557",
        "published": "2026-09-12T14:05:45.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}