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November 28, 2008
A worldwide "high tech" fraud ring was busted by the FBI, but not before the gang wired more than $2.5 million of the $10 million scam into accounts as far away as Japan and South Korea, among others.
The thieves stole the money by hijacking home-equity lines of credit that was issued to thousands of consumers by hacking into bank, credit union, and other online databases to garnish personal information used in the scam.
Several individuals have been arrested, including: Hakeem Olokodana, 41, of New Jersey; Derrick Polk, 45, of Los Angeles; Oludol Akinmola, 37, and Oladeji Craig, 39, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Oluwajide Ogunbiyi, 32, of Springfield, Ill.; Yomi Jagunna, 44, Queens, N.Y.; Abayomi Lawal, 45, of Brooklyn; and Daniel Yummi, 40, of New York; Precious Matthews, 27, of Miami; Ezenwa Onyedebelu, 20, and Brandy Anderson, 30, both of Dallas.
Read story at The Washington Post
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