Nigeria arrests nearly 800 in raid on crypto pig butchering hub
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency arrested 792 people suspected to be involved in a crypto romance scam scheme based out of the country’s largest city.
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Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency arrested 792 people suspected to be involved in a crypto romance scam scheme based out of the country’s largest city.
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