{"id":27617,"date":"2024-04-25T04:36:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T08:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=27617"},"modified":"2024-04-25T04:36:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T08:36:58","slug":"germany-detains-alleged-nigerian-mafia-members-who-orchestrated-large-scale-dating-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2024\/04\/25\/germany-detains-alleged-nigerian-mafia-members-who-orchestrated-large-scale-dating-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany detains alleged Nigerian mafia members who orchestrated large-scale dating scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-reactid=\".6ndcazyd2o.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-66291e798d515b3cbbd02b64.0.6.0.0:$post_1\">German police have arrested 11 Nigerian men suspected of being in a mafia group who orchestrated large-scale dating scams.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".6ndcazyd2o.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-66291e798d515b3cbbd02b64.0.6.0.0:$post_2\">The Black Axe gang was involved in &#8220;multiple areas of criminal activity&#8221; globally, Bavarian police said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".6ndcazyd2o.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-66291e798d515b3cbbd02b64.0.6.0.0:$post_3\">In Germany, the organisation focuses on romance scams and money laundering, the force added.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".6ndcazyd2o.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-66291e798d515b3cbbd02b64.0.6.0.0:$post_4\">The statement said: &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".6ndcazyd2o.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-66291e798d515b3cbbd02b64.0.6.0.0:$post_5\">Globally, the gang&#8217;s main areas of operation were &#8220;human-trafficking, fraud, money-laundering, prostitution and drug-trafficking&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".6ndcazyd2o.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-66291e798d515b3cbbd02b64.0.6.0.0:$post_6\">The arrested suspects all hold Nigerian citizenship and are aged between 29 and 53.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".6ndcazyd2o.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-66291e798d515b3cbbd02b64.0.6.0.0:$post_7\">They were detained on Tuesday in raids across the region of Bavaria following a police probe that lasted more than two years.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".6ndcazyd2o.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-66291e798d515b3cbbd02b64.0.6.0.0:$post_8\">A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-59614595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021 BBC investigation of Black Axe<\/a>\u00a0unearthed evidence that the group had infiltrated politics in Nigeria and ran a killing operation spanning the globe.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".6ndcazyd2o.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-66291e798d515b3cbbd02b64.0.6.0.0:$post_9\"><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-reactid=\".6ndcazyd2o.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-66291e798d515b3cbbd02b64.0.6.0.0:$post_10\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-59630424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leaked documents shine spotlight on secretive Black Axe gang<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-reactid=\".6ndcazyd2o.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-66291e798d515b3cbbd02b64.0.6.0.0:$post_8\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/live\/world-africa-68652286?ns_mchannel=social&amp;ns_source=twitter&amp;ns_campaign=bbc_live&amp;ns_linkname=66291e798d515b3cbbd02b64%26Germany%20detains%20alleged%20Nigerian%20mafia%20members%262024-04-24T15%3A41%3A47.919Z&amp;ns_fee=0&amp;pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:22e6a6ea-8209-4b74-a3e3-72a360edf4fa&amp;pinned_post_asset_id=66291e798d515b3cbbd02b64&amp;pinned_post_type=share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">German police have arrested 11 Nigerian men suspected of being in a mafia group who orchestrated large-scale dating scams. 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