Breaking news from Germany as the German Police have made significant progress by apprehending 11 individuals believed to be part of a Nigerian mafia group responsible for a sophisticated dating scam operation.
According to a statement released by the Bavarian police, the Black Axe gang has been actively engaging in various criminal activities on an international scale, predominantly focusing on dating scams and money-laundering operations within Germany.
The police highlighted that the dating scam was a modern twist on traditional marriage fraud schemes.
By assuming false identities, the scammers would feign interest in marriage and then proceed to solicit money from their victims under false pretenses during subsequent interactions, as explained by the police.
The transferred funds would then find their way to the Black Axe group in Nigeria through designated financial channels.
Further elaborating on the case, the German Police revealed that the gang employed a unique “commodity-based money laundering” strategy, involving the purchase and shipment of various products to Nigeria, often disguised under the guise of charitable donations.