In keeping with Viado, US authorities alleged that Alex conspired with different accomplices in perpetrating a cyber fraud scheme by growing bogus websites that mimicked legitimate US authorities businesses at some point of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A 35-12 months-vintage Nigerian guy who turned into declared wanted inside the america for cyber fraud has been arrested in Quezon town, within the Philippines.
This was showed by way of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in a assertion on Monday, October 28, 2024.
Immigration Commissioner, Joel Anthony Viado said that the BI fugitive search unit (FSU) nabbed Ahmed Kamilu Alex along Panay street in Barangay Paligsahan on October eleven, months after he became included within the immigration blacklist for being a fugitive from justice.
according to Viado, US government alleged that Alex conspired with two different accomplices in perpetrating a cyber fraud scheme by means of developing bogus web sites that mimicked legitimate US authorities companies for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The suspects reportedly controlled to rate their unsuspecting victims, who are ordinarily military employees, between US$500 to US$48,500 purportedly as fee for processing their emergency go away requests via the faux websites.
the us authorities asked Alex’s deportation so he should stand trial for his crimes. he is now underneath Immigration custody in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig metropolis at the same time as looking ahead to deportation proceedings.
“he’s going to stay in our immigration blacklist and banned from re-coming into the Philippines after he’s deported,” the BI said.