Nigerian citizen David Chukwuneke Adindu is facing charges in the US for a scam involving almost $3.1 billion. Adindu and his accomplices sent emails to US and abroad in which they asked for wire transfers of money. Since October 2013, around 22,143 complaints were lodged regarding these fraudulent e-mailed requests. One complaint came from a New York investment company that was cheated out of $25,200 but managed to hold back a second transfer of $75,100.”]
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