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Six Nigerians indicted for inheritance fraud
Three lived in Spain; three in the UK
One has been extradited from the UK
Contacted victims telling them of big inheritance
But needed to pay “taxes” and other fees
Used other victims as mules
Chainalysis releases 2022 Crypto Fraud Report
- Losses hit an all time high of $20.6 billion (excluding FTX etc)
- Majority of that was ransomware
- Stolen funds up 7%
- Pump and dump fake tokens investments a major problem
Ponzi schemes up sharply in 2022; one quarter of them involve crypto; losses of $5.3 billion
