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Bibhu Pattnaik

US Lawmaker Faces Indictment For Alleged Involvement In Scheme Resembling ‘Nigerian Prince’ Fraud

Gmail's email interface. George Santos, a U.S. representative from New York, has been charged for allegedly perpetrating a scheme that resembles the classic Nigerian Prince email fraud. (Krsto Jevtic on Unsplash)

A GOP lawmaker is facing an indictment for his purported involvement in a deceptive crypto scheme known as the “Nigerian Prince” fraud.

George Santos, a U.S. representative from New York, has been charged for allegedly perpetrating a scheme that resembles the classic “Nigerian Prince” email fraud, the New York Times reported. 

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