{"id":60536,"date":"2026-09-11T11:53:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T11:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/black-axe-in-south-africa-six-nigerians-nigerians-accused-of-romance-scams-to-be-extradited-to-the-us\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T11:53:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T11:53:33","slug":"black-axe-in-south-africa-six-nigerians-nigerians-accused-of-romance-scams-to-be-extradited-to-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/black-axe-in-south-africa-six-nigerians-nigerians-accused-of-romance-scams-to-be-extradited-to-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Axe in South Africa: Six Nigerians Nigerians accused of romance scams to be extradited to the US"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Black Axe is a shadowy criminal network known for its extreme violence and operates across Africa, Europe and North America.<\/p>\n

A BBC Eye investigation<\/a> in 2021 suggested that the syndicate had become one of the most far-reaching and dangerous organised crime groups in the world.<\/p>\n

Nigeria is its main recruitment ground and many of its members are university educated and inducted during their schooling.<\/p>\n

The group has been on the radar of law enforcement agencies for a number of years.<\/p>\n

FBI operations against Black Axe were launched in November 2019 and September 2021, eventually charging more than 35 individuals with multi-million dollar internet fraud. <\/p>\n

Since then there have been several other operations across multiple countries targeting Black Axe co-ordinated by the global policing agency Interpol.<\/p>\n

Last month, Interpol said during its latest one – which took place between November 2025 and June 2026 – seven sites in South Africa linked to a syndicate involved in romance and investment scams were raided.<\/p>\n

It led to the arrests of 39 people, the seizure of money and the blocking of more than 250 bank accounts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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