Dating scam: German police arrest 11 Nigerians

On Wednesday, the German Police declared that 11 alleged members of a Nigerian mafia ring responsible for a massive dating fraud had been arrested.

The Black Axe gang was involved internationally in “multiple areas of criminal activity,” according to a statement from Bavarian police, with a concentration on money-laundering and dating scams in Germany.

The dating scam, according to the authorities, is a contemporary version of marriage fraud.

“Using false identities, the fraudsters for example signalled their intention to marry and in the course of further contact repeatedly demand money under various pretexts,” the police said.

The police further stated that financial intermediaries were used to move the funds to Black Axe in Nigeria.

The German Police went on to explain that the gang purchased goods, frequently purporting to have a “charitable purpose,” and then shipped them to Nigeria as part of a “commodity-based money laundering” operation.

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