Nigerian Scammer Gets 12 Years in Prison after Making $2 Million off of Netizens’ Leaked Login Data

A Nigerian national has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after swindling US
citizens out of millions of dollars through wire fraud, romance scams and money
laundering.

42-year-old Bamidele Omotosho of Nigeria regularly bought access credentials
(i.e. usernames and passwords) and stolen personal identifying information (PII)
of US citizens, including names, dates of birth, and Social Security Numbers, on
xDedic, a darknet criminal marketplace that has since been seized and shut down.

Stolen