$50 Million in BEC Losses - IT Security News

The Eastern District of New York has announced charges against four men for their roles in a Business Email Compromise (BEC) and romance scams.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/four-individuals-charged-connection-business-email-compromise-schemes-and-related-0

The US Attorney’s Office press release states:

Defendants Allegedly Participated in Fraudulent Schemes That Resulted in More Than $50 Million in Losses by Victims in New York City and Across the Country

Today, indictments were unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging four defendants for their participation in a series of fraudulent business email compromise (BEC) schemes and related romance schemes that resulted in more than $50 million in losses by individuals and small businesses located within the Eastern District of New York and throughout the United States.

The first defendant, Animashaun Adebo, also known as Kazeem and Kazeem Animashaun, was arrested in Chicago and posted $1 million in bail on the surety of three co-signers, including Toyosi Abdul who appeared in person on 20JUN2024. He is charged in an indictment along with Idowu Ademoroti, with five unnamed co-conspirators — three from Nigeria (one living in the US), one from Cameroon (living in the US), and one from Germany (living in the US.)&nbs

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