[Video] 4 Nigerians Extradited from US Over Cyber Crimes

By Nurudeen Adebayo 

United States Attorney Roger has announced the extradition of four Nigerians charged with series of cyber crimes.

Akinlola Taylor, Olayemi Adafi, Olalekan Oyebajo, and Kazeem Olanrewaju are all facing charges for the criminal shenanigans.

According to police reports, Taylor and Kazeem infiltrate computer servers belonging to United State businesses, unlawfully identifying information of American residents, the ill gotten data was used to file fraudulent tax return from IRS.

Their co-conspirators, Olayemi and Oyebanjo played a role in channelling the proceeds of their illicit activities through prepaid debit cards and controlled bank accounts.

The cyber criminals exploited the XDedic marketplace, a platform fraudsters use to buy compromised data of Us citizens.

They are likely to face a maximum prison term of 20 years for wire Fraud conspiracy.