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2024: Sentence - 10 years in prison in the United States for theft of $20 million
On November 7, 2024 Ministry of Justice USA , it was reported that Nigerian citizen Babatunde Francis Ayeni was sentenced to 10 years in prison for business email fraud. The total damage from his actions is estimated at $20 million.
It is said that 33-year-old Ayeni, who lived in Britain at the time of his arrest, was involved in a complex cybercriminal scheme, which also involved accomplices from Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates - Feyisayo Ogunsanwo and Yusuf Lasisi. The attackers sent phishing emails with malicious links and attachments to companies involved in registration of property rights, as well as agents and real estate lawyers throughout the United States.
If an employee followed a malicious link or opened an attachment, he was asked to enter login information to his email account. This information was intercepted by fraudsters and used to monitor corporate correspondence. When messages were found indicating that the buyer was preparing to make a payment, cybercriminals contacted him from a hacked email address and provided details for the transfer of funds. As a result, money went to members of the group.
Over 400 people became victims of intruders. Of these, more than 230 could not cancel bank transactions in time and completely lost funds. The cumulative damage is estimated at $19 599,969,46. Ayeny pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Other participants in the scheme as of early November 2024 are at large. The US authorities continue to actively seek their arrest and extradition.[1]
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