A confidence trick using love to steal funds and identities
South African police have handed six Nigerians to FBI agents for extradition to the United States, where they face wire fraud and money-laundering charges connected to the Black Axe network. The group, arrested in Cape Town in 2021, allegedly targeted more than 100 U.S. women and defrauded them of over $6 million through online romance scams, with victims including pensioners and businesspeople. The extradition follows a series of Interpol-led operations targeting West African cybercrime networks.