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The Hawks and Interpol will seek to have two foreign nationals extradited to the US after they were arrested in Pretoria for allegedly being part of an online scam syndicate. | nickymccain

Nicole McCainTwo alleged online scammers were arrested in Pretoria.The operation, which was carried out by the Hawks and Interpol, also saw laptops and cash confiscated.

The men, aged 39 and 42, were believed to be members of the"Air Lords" syndicate group, a rival of the"Black Axe" internet romance scammers. The group was arrested in Parklands, Cape Town in October 2021, in a high-profile sting operation that included the Federal Bureau of Investigation . Cash was seized and two people were arrested when the Hawks and Interpol pounced on an alleged online scam syndicate in Pretoria.The Black Axe group is apparently a global network, and the arrests in South Africa are understood to have netted some senior members.

 

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nickymccain This syndicate is all over south africa ,their girlfriends are YouTube bloggers ,they reside in expensive gated townhouses.

nickymccain Mxm it is easy to commit crime in South Africa everyone outside South Africa can come and commit crime because this is the best country to do so

nickymccain Yeah they should go and never come back

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