On December 10, 2024, Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) raided the seven-story Big Leaf Building in Lagos, arresting 792 individuals involved in a crypto-romance scam. The detainees included 148 Chinese and 40 Filipino nationals. Operating as a call center, the syndicate targeted victims primarily in the Americas and Europe through platforms like WhatsApp and Instagram. Scammers engaged victims with romantic propositions or fraudulent investment opportunities, coercing them into transferring funds for non-existent cryptocurrency schemes. Nigerian accomplices identified potential victims, while foreign nationals executed the fraud. The EFCC seized computers, phones, and vehicles during the operation and is collaborating with international partners to investigate potential links to organized crime.
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