This is Isaac Kofi Oduro Boateng, aka Kofi Boat, alleged head of 'The Enterprise' of three Ghanaian 'big boys' and a confessed cybercrime overlord detained in a joint operation by Interpol and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation in connection with a hundred million dollar scam ring.
The suspects, Kofi Boat, alias only Agony, and the third co-conspirator, are now staring at the risk of extradition to the US to face indictment by the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
The suspects allegedly employ spoofed email addresses masquerading as company executives sending out fake letters attached with forged signatures in order to dupe victims into releasing wire transfers.
The victims were tricked into thinking that they had romantic relationships and were lured into sending cash on false pretenses like potential business ventures or simulated emergencies.
At least eight individuals and one business enterprise have been established as victims of the fraud by US prosecutors, who claim that they lost a minimum of $100 million. Could it simply be unemployment or an inveterate quest to earn money quick at any cost?

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