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South Africa is extraditing six Nigerian nationals to the US who are suspected of being part of the Black Axe gang involved in romance scams and cyberfraud. The men allegedly targeted over 100 women in the US, defrauding them of more than 6.2 million dollars. They were arrested in South Africa in 2021 and will be handed over to FBI and Secret Service officials at Cape Town International Airport on Friday. This is part of a broader international crackdown on the Black Axe gang, which has also seen arrests in Switzerland and Spain earlier this year.

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Six Nigerian nationals, suspected members of the Black Axe organised crime network, will be extradited from South Africa to the United States. They are wanted on charges including wire fraud and money laundering for allegedly scamming over 100 women out of more than $6.2 million in online romance scams. The victims included pensioners and businesspeople, with losses exceeding 100 million rand. The suspects were arrested in 2021 in South Africa, where they are believed to have been involved in financial cybercrime as part of the Black Axe organization, which originated in the late 1970s as a student fraternity. They will be handed over to US authorities at Cape Town International Airport on Friday afternoon, marking the latest development in a crackdown on suspected Black Axe members who have also been arrested in Switzerland.

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Black Axe Hawks JOHANNESBURG South Africa U.S.

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South Africa extradites to US six suspected members of Black Axe gang JOHANNESBURG, Sept 11 - South Africa will extradite to the United States six Nigerian nationals suspected of being members of the Black Axe organised crime network involved in romance scams and cyberfraud, police said on Friday.

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🔮 South Africa extradites to US six suspected members of Black Axe gang JOHANNESBURG, Sept 11 - South Africa will extradite to the United States six Nigerian nationals suspected of being members of the Black Axe organised crime network involved in romance scams and cyberfraud, police said on Friday.

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South Africa extradites to US six suspected members of Black Axe gang JOHANNESBURG, Sept 11 - South Africa will extradite to the United States six Nigerian nationals suspected of being members of the Black Axe organised crime network involved in romance scams and cyberfraud, police said on Friday. asserted

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The men are wanted by U.S. authorities on charges including wire fraud and money laundering. asserted

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They allegedly targeted more than 100 women in the U.S., defrauding them of more than 100 million rand ($6.2 million) through online romance scams, South Africa's elite Hawks police unit said in a statement, adding the victims included pensioners and businesspeople. Black Axe grew out of a student fraternity in the late 1970s called the Neo Black Movement of Africa, and it has since evolved into a structured, violent criminal organisation often dealing in financial cybercrime. The six men were arrested in South Africa in 2021. uncertain

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They will be handed over to officials from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Secret Service on Friday afternoon at Cape Town International Airport, the Hawks said. asserted

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The extradition comes after other suspected Black Axe members were arrested in Switzerland and Spain earlier this year. asserted

members → come → Switzerland

South Africa extradites to US six suspected members of Black Axe gang

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