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

Global Published 12 September 2026, 19:05 · archived 12 Sep 2026

Alleged members of Black Axe criminal network that swindled US women out of $6m flown from South AfricaSix 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 Friday.South African police confirmed they were to be extradited earlier on Friday, while local news in Africa confirmed that the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, known as the Hawks, facilitated their handover to officials from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and Secret Service at Cap...

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