A Nigerian identified as Sunday Daniel Ganyo has been extradited from South Africa to the United States for cyber fraud reportedly worth $400,000.
Ganyo is currently undergoing trial for targeting companies in Tulsa and North Carolina in the United States.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) extradited the 37-year-old based on his alleged involvement in the scheme.
He was alleged to have sent spoofed emails to multiple companies to receive a shipment of stolen goods worth $400,000.
Ganyo reportedly used a fraudulently acquired identity to send a spoofed email to a computer services company in Tulsa.
Through this email, he arranged to purchase approximately $400,000 worth of Microsoft Surface Pro Tablets.
A statement updated on Monday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Oklahoma, revealed that Ganyo first appeared in court last Friday after his extradition.
“According to court documents, Ganyo is alleged to have sent a computer services company in Tulsa a spoofed email using a fraudulently acquired identity and arranged for the purchase of approximately $400,000 worth of Microsoft Surface Pro Tablets,” revealed the Attorney’s Office.
“The fraudulent email was successful, and an order was processed and shipped to a company in Raleigh, North Carolina. Ganyo is alleged to have sent a second spoofed email to the North Carolina company, impersonating the Tulsa company, claiming the order was in error and that someone would retrieve the shipment.
“The shipment was then retrieved from the North Carolina company, repackaged and prepared for shipment to South Africa by an unknown coconspirator.
“However, the FBI was able to intercept the shipment in Memphis, Tennessee, and replace the contents with dummy goods and a tracking device.
“A controlled delivery was then executed in Johannesburg, South Africa and the defendant was arrested by partners with the South African Police Service.
“Investigation continues into his possible involvement in similar cyber fraud schemes in other parts of the country.”
The charges against Ganyo include conspiracy, transportation of stolen goods, means of identification fraud, trafficking in false means of identification, identity theft conspiracy and attempt, aggravated identity theft, mail fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
