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One court for New York, United States, don sentence one Nigerian man identified as Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu to eight years in prison sake of hacking, multiple fraud and identity tiff-tiff.
Na di United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York make di informate inside one statement wey dem release on Monday, 19 October.
US District Judge Paul G Gardephe na im sentence di Nigerian citizen wey im alias na Chukwuemeka Victor Eletuo and So Kwan Leung.
“Amachukwu bin previously plead guilty to conspiracy to commit computer intrusions and conspiracy to commit wire fraud,” di statement tok.
Di statement add say di convict believe say im bin dey operate safely offshore wen im bin target im victims.
“Amachukwu bin take part in ogbonge schemes to hack into US businesses, steal and use stolen identity…
This type of fraud targets the supply chain and accounts payable departments of businesses.
- Invoice Manipulation: Criminals intercept a legitimate invoice between a supplier and a client and change the banking details to their own. The client pays the bill thinking they are paying their trusted vendor.
- Kickbacks and Bribery: A vendor secretly pays an employee of the purchasing company to ensure their bid is successful or to overlook inflated pricing.