FBI arrests two Nigerians for creating ‘fraud bible’ used in $50m scam

PEOPLES GAZETTE

Two Nigerian international fraudsters who invented a ‘Fraud Bible’ to orchestrate large-scale scams to defraud the American government and its citizens have been nabbed in the United States.

The duo were arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for inventing the ‘Fraud Bible’ to steal $50 million from U.S. citizens in a nationwide COVID-19 benefits scheme.

A four-count criminal indictment unsealed on Thursday by Matthew Podolsky, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, accused Nosakhare Nobore and Solomon Aluko, both based in New Jersey, of being part of a gang involved in a nationwide scheme that fraudulently obtained checks and laundered the proceeds across several cities in the U.S.

“We allege that the defendants stole tens of millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief and other checks, and even used a ‘Fraud Bible’ containing instructions for committing fraud,” said Mr Podolsky. “This Office will not tolerate the exploitation of programs designed to support the public in times of crisis, and we and our law enforcement partners will hold those responsible to full account.”