Posted on 07/04/2020 6:07:23 AM PDT by CheshireTheCat
“Hushpuppi,” a Nigerian scammer suspected of trying to launder hundreds of millions of dollars, was taken into FBI custody in Chicago on Thursday evening. Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, a.k.a. “Ray Hushpuppi” and “Hush,” a Nigerian national, had just been expelled from the United Arab Emirates for various suspected crimes after his arrest last week. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says that Abbas will face criminal charges “alleging he conspired to launder hundreds of millions of dollars from business email compromise (BEC) frauds and other scams, including schemes targeting a U.S. law firm, a foreign bank and an English Premier League soccer club.”
United States Attorney Nick Hanna said, “This case targets a key player in a large, transnational conspiracy who was living an opulent lifestyle in another country while allegedly providing safe havens for stolen money around the world.”...Twelve others were arrested in a complex set of raids for their alleged parts in Hushpuppi’s scams. Trying to add up all the money in all the charges might just be beyond my math abilities, but it looks like around half a billion dollars.
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I am sure there are other Nigerian scammers ready to take this guy's place, but maybe he knows who they are and is ready to give up their identities.
Amazing what the FBI can accomplish when they are allowed to work.
Sounds like he got greedy and went after the big targets.
Let’s see some action against scammers bilking individuals out of smaller amounts.
Dies this mean my funds transfer will be delayed?
No, but we need to update your banking information as the fbi has frozen all necessary required information. Please fast immediately send account and routing number .
I just received an email from his mother saying he is stuck in a California prison and needs bail money
“I just received an email from his mother saying he is stuck in a California prison and needs bail money”
But in lieu of actual money, iTunes gift cards will do just fine, thank you very much.
Hushpuppis are dumb!
Now I want hushpuppies for breakfast.
Am I weird?
BTW...those look like Captain D’s hushpuppies...probably some of the best around.
...LOL
(Blazing Saddles reference)
..."son, you're on your own"
Yes, that too.
I guess that means that I am not getting my money from Nigeria.
I heard he is corn-pops brother
Did Hushpuppi know Cornpop?
You two think youre kidding but have you given any thought to how Bidens and crew get all that money in and out of all of those countries? Id bet that Hushpuppi has hairy legs too.
As demoralizing, painful, and disillusioning as it is, I think most of us have come to understand that we now have little to no control of the direction of our nation, our world, and our lives. The changes have been insidious, and thus most of us haven't realized how far liberty has fallen.
No one wants to have cancer, but if it happens to you, you either fight or except death. That's where we are now. Fighting this will be painful, and just like with some cancers, you can fight and still lose, but at least you will have made the effort. AND, in this case, fighting well carries a very high chance of success - and preservation of what so many have fought and died for.
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