Six Nigerians extradited to US over $6M online romance scam

September 11, 2026 · 9:54 am 2 sources

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• Six Nigerians accused of romance scams to be extradited to the US
  BBC News · September 11, 2026 09:54
  The six will face wire fraud and money-laundry charges in the US, South African police say.
• Six Nigerians extradited to US over $6M online romance scam
  The Guardian · September 12, 2026 14:05
  Alleged members of Black Axe criminal network that swindled US women out of $6m flown from South Africa Six Nigerian nationals linked to an organized criminal network that allegedly swindled American women out of more than $6m through online romance scams were extradited to the United States on…