FBI declares Nigerian man wanted for fraud, offers N400k

reward Author: Chinma Ihenacho gathered that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has declared a Nigerian man identified as Kelechi Declan James, wanted for perpetrating scams worth N2 billion. According to reports posted on the FBI official website, Kelechi has been scamming people and has so far managed to make $5 million (N2,025,000,000) off unsuspecting victims. The FBI has 

 

since declared him wanted, and even went further to offer a reward in exchange for information on his whereabouts. The general public has been offered a reward of $1,000 (N405,000), to anyone with valuable information. READ ALSO: https://www.naij.com     Man handcuffs wife to generator overnight in Ogun state FBI declares Nigerian man wanted for fraud, offers N400k reward Kelechi Declan James Here's what they shared on their website: "FBI agents are looking for the public’s assistance in locating Kelechi Declan James. He has federal criminal charges against him from an investigation by FBI New York’s Cyber Crime Task Force. James is known to frequent the Brooklyn neighborhoods of East New York (Crescent Street and Loring Avenue; Vermont Street between Blake Avenue and Dumont Avenue), Brownsville, Bedford-Stuyvesant (MacDougal and Hull Streets), Crown Heights (Park Place and Utica Avenue), Flatbush (E 29th and Avenue D), and East Flatbush (East 51st and Winthrop Street). The FBI is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to his arrest. 

READ ALSO: https://www.naij.com  Nigerian bishop shares photos of his customised church, the first in the world James is 32 years old, 6'0" tall, and approximately 175 pounds. He is a Nigerian national, has brown eyes and black hair, and may have a beard. Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of James is urged to contact law enforcement immediately. The FBI can be reached 24 hours a day at (212) 384-1000. He is not considered to be violent in nature. As alleged in a complaint sworn out of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, James, along with four other co-conspirators, ran a business e-mail compromise scheme that resulted victim losses of more than $5 million for their victims. FBI declares Nigerian man wanted for fraud, offers N400k reward READ ALSO: https://www.naij.com  Student killed for asking "too many questions" about Islam As part of scheme, James and his co-conspirators defrauded victims across the U.S. by tricking them into wiring money to bank accounts the victims believed were owned by family members, friends, or business associates. They did this in two ways: by overtaking an e-mail account of an individual trusted by the victim and then requesting money be wired to a bank account; or by developing a relationship of trust with victim like an Internet romance and then asking the victim to wire money. As soon as the money was wired, it would be moved from one account to another, and the funds would be withdrawn. James’s role in this scheme was to withdraw the money from bank accounts." Read more: https://www.naij.com

FBI declares Nigerian man wanted for fraud, offers N400k reward Author: Chinma Ihenacho Updated: 42 minutes ago Views: 18584 Share on Facebook Send via email Share on Facebook Send via email NAIJ.com gathered that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has declared a Nigerian man identified as Kelechi Declan James, wanted for perpetrating scams worth N2 billion. According to reports posted on the FBI official website, Kelechi has been scamming people and has so far managed to make $5 million (N2,025,000,000) off unsuspecting victims. The FBI has since declared him wanted, and even went further to offer a reward in exchange for information on his whereabouts. The general public has been offered a reward of $1,000 (N405,000), to anyone with valuable information. READ ALSO: Man handcuffs wife to generator overnight in Ogun state FBI declares Nigerian man wanted for fraud, offers N400k reward Kelechi Declan James Here's what they shared on their website: "FBI agents are looking for the public’s assistance in locating Kelechi Declan James. He has federal criminal charges against him from an investigation by FBI New York’s Cyber Crime Task Force. James is known to frequent the Brooklyn neighborhoods of East New York (Crescent Street and Loring Avenue; Vermont Street between Blake Avenue and Dumont Avenue), Brownsville, Bedford-Stuyvesant (MacDougal and Hull Streets), Crown Heights (Park Place and Utica Avenue), Flatbush (E 29th and Avenue D), and East Flatbush (East 51st and Winthrop Street). The FBI is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to his arrest. READ ALSO: Nigerian bishop shares photos of his customised church, the first in the world James is 32 years old, 6'0" tall, and approximately 175 pounds. He is a Nigerian national, has brown eyes and black hair, and may have a beard. Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of James is urged to contact law enforcement immediately. The FBI can be reached 24 hours a day at (212) 384-1000. He is not considered to be violent in nature. As alleged in a complaint sworn out of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, James, along with four other co-conspirators, ran a business e-mail compromise scheme that resulted victim losses of more than $5 million for their victims. FBI declares Nigerian man wanted for fraud, offers N400k reward READ ALSO: Student killed for asking "too many questions" about Islam As part of scheme, James and his co-conspirators defrauded victims across the U.S. by tricking them into wiring money to bank accounts the victims believed were owned by family members, friends, or business associates. They did this in two ways: by overtaking an e-mail account of an individual trusted by the victim and then requesting money be wired to a bank account; or by developing a relationship of trust with victim like an Internet romance and then asking the victim to wire money. As soon as the money was wired, it would be moved from one account to another, and the funds would be withdrawn. James’s role in this scheme was to withdraw the money from bank accounts." Read more: https://www.naij.com/1099721-fbi-declares-nigerian-man-wanted-fraud-offers-n400k-reward.html

FBI declares Nigerian man wanted for fraud, offers N400k reward Author: Chinma Ihenacho Updated: 42 minutes ago Views: 18584 Share on Facebook Send via email Share on Facebook Send via email NAIJ.com gathered that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has declared a Nigerian man identified as Kelechi Declan James, wanted for perpetrating scams worth N2 billion. According to reports posted on the FBI official website, Kelechi has been scamming people and has so far managed to make $5 million (N2,025,000,000) off unsuspecting victims. The FBI has since declared him wanted, and even went further to offer a reward in exchange for information on his whereabouts. The general public has been offered a reward of $1,000 (N405,000), to anyone with valuable information. READ ALSO: Man handcuffs wife to generator overnight in Ogun state FBI declares Nigerian man wanted for fraud, offers N400k reward Kelechi Declan James Here's what they shared on their website: "FBI agents are looking for the public’s assistance in locating Kelechi Declan James. He has federal criminal charges against him from an investigation by FBI New York’s Cyber Crime Task Force. James is known to frequent the Brooklyn neighborhoods of East New York (Crescent Street and Loring Avenue; Vermont Street between Blake Avenue and Dumont Avenue), Brownsville, Bedford-Stuyvesant (MacDougal and Hull Streets), Crown Heights (Park Place and Utica Avenue), Flatbush (E 29th and Avenue D), and East Flatbush (East 51st and Winthrop Street). The FBI is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to his arrest. READ ALSO: Nigerian bishop shares photos of his customised church, the first in the world James is 32 years old, 6'0" tall, and approximately 175 pounds. He is a Nigerian national, has brown eyes and black hair, and may have a beard. Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of James is urged to contact law enforcement immediately. The FBI can be reached 24 hours a day at (212) 384-1000. He is not considered to be violent in nature. As alleged in a complaint sworn out of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, James, along with four other co-conspirators, ran a business e-mail compromise scheme that resulted victim losses of more than $5 million for their victims. FBI declares Nigerian man wanted for fraud, offers N400k reward READ ALSO: Student killed for asking "too many questions" about Islam As part of scheme, James and his co-conspirators defrauded victims across the U.S. by tricking them into wiring money to bank accounts the victims believed were owned by family members, friends, or business associates. They did this in two ways: by overtaking an e-mail account of an individual trusted by the victim and then requesting money be wired to a bank account; or by developing a relationship of trust with victim like an Internet romance and then asking the victim to wire money. As soon as the money was wired, it would be moved from one account to another, and the funds would be withdrawn. James’s role in this scheme was to withdraw the money from bank accounts." Read more: https://www.naij.com/1099721-fbi-declares-nigerian-man-wanted-fraud-offers-n400k-reward.html