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6 Nigerians to Be Extradited to US for $6M Romance Fraud Targeting Women

6 Nigerians to Be Extradited to US for $6M Romance Fraud Targeting Women

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September 11th, 2026

6 Nigerians to Be Extradited to US for $6M Romance Fraud Targeting Women

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According to a statement released by the South African police, six Nigerian nationals implicated in an organised crime network alleged to have defrauded an American woman of more than six million dollars through an online romance scam are set to be extradited to the United States on Friday.

南アフリカ警察の発表によれば、オンライン・ロマンス詐欺を介してアメリカ人女性から600万ドル超を詐取したとされる組織犯罪ネットワークに関与したナイジェリア国籍の6名が、金曜日、アメリカへと身柄を引き渡される運びとなった。

These men, who were arrested in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2021, are set to be handed over to FBI officials on Friday and transferred to the United States, where they are to be charged with wire fraud and money laundering.

2021年に南アフリカのケープタウンにおいて逮捕されたこれらの男たちは、金曜日にFBI当局者へ引き渡され、電信詐欺ならびに資金洗浄の罪で起訴されるべく、アメリカ合衆国へと移送される運びとなっている。

They are alleged to have been members of a criminal network known as "Black Axe."

彼らは「ブラック・アクセス」と称される犯罪ネットワークの構成員であったとされている

Interpol characterizes the network as forming part of a criminal group responsible for a substantial share of the world's cyber-enabled financial fraud, operating through romance scams, cryptocurrency and investment fraud, and the like.

インターポールは同ネットワークをロマンス詐欺や暗号通貨・投資詐欺等を介して、世界のサイバー金融詐欺の相当な割合を担う犯罪グループの一翼を成すものと位置づけている

According to a statement released by the South African police, these men are alleged to have targeted more than 100 women in the United States, employing online romance scams to defraud them of over 6 million dollars.

南アフリカ警察の発表によれば、これらの男たちはアメリカ国内の100人以上の女性を標的に据え、オンライン上のロマンス詐欺ないし恋愛詐欺を駆使して600万ドル超を詐取したとされている。

Among those said to be victims are pensioners and businesspeople, and they are reported to have been targeted through cunningly constructed online relationships.

被害者とされる人々のなかには年金受給者実業家も含まれており、彼らは巧妙に構築されたオンライン上の関係性を介して標的にされたと報じられている

Police spokesperson Katlego Mogale stated, "Under the coordination of Interpol South Africa, the six individuals were today transferred from a correctional facility in Cape Town to Cape Town International Airport, where arrangements are in place for them to be handed over to officials from the FBI and the United States Secret Service, who arrived in South Africa this morning."

警察報道官カトレゴ・モガレ氏は、「インターポール南アフリカの調整の下、当該6名は本日ケープタウンの矯正施設よりケープタウン国際空港へと移送され、今朝南アフリカに到着したFBIおよびアメリカ合衆国シークレットサービスの当局者らに引き渡される運びとなっている」と述べた。

In a recent operation conducted by Interpol targeting organized crime groups in West Africa, 58 individuals were taken into custody and 263 suspects linked to various criminal networks involved in crimes of this kind were identified, the multinational police agency announced last month.

インターポールが西アフリカの組織犯罪グループを標的に実施した近年の作戦において、58名が身柄を拘束され、同種の犯罪に関与する多様な犯罪ネットワークに連なる263名の容疑者が割り出されたと、当該多国籍警察機関は先月公表した。

The objective of this operation was to disrupt money laundering, identify high-value targets, seize assets, and support arrests and prosecutions.

本作戦の狙いは資金洗浄の阻止重要ターゲットの特定資産の押収ならびに逮捕および訴追の支援にあった。

In South Africa, authorities conducted searches at seven locations within Johannesburg, dismantling sites linked to a syndicate that had been operating romance and investment frauds targeting retirees in English-speaking countries.

南アフリカにおいて当局はヨハネスブルグ市内の7か所に対する捜索を実施し英語圏諸国の退職者を標的としたロマンス詐欺および投資詐欺運営していたシンジケートに関連する拠点を摘発した

According to Interpol's report, through the operation conducted in South Africa, the police authorities took 39 individuals into custody, seized the equivalent of 2.67 million dollars, and furthermore went so far as to freeze more than 250 bank accounts.

インターポールの報告によれば、南アフリカにおいて遂行された当該作戦を通じ、警察当局は39名の身柄を拘束するとともに、267万ドル相当を押収し、さらに250を超える銀行口座を凍結するに至った。

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