- Suspect told airport officials he was a naturalised Paraguayan.
- A court in Nigeria has issued an arrest warrant.
- Victims say they cannot withdraw funds from crypto platform.
Police in Argentina say they have arrested a suspected crypto scammer, wanted for fraud in Nigeria, who attempted to enter the country on a fake Paraguayan passport.
The suspect’s identity has not been released for legal reasons, but Argentine police said his initials are DZ and that he is a Chinese national, Argentine newspaper Clarín reported. The government says it will work to extradite him to Nigeria.
“[DZ] arrived from Paris with false documents,” said Alejandra Monteoliva, the Argentine Security Minister, on X. “He didn’t even make it inside the country….
