The Man Who Bank Manager Who Became a Master Money Launderer

A former bank manager, Oluwaseun Adekoya, orchestrated a massive fraud scheme, recruiting other managers to steal from customer accounts. …
In this DARKWIRE deep-dive: the Bank Manager Who Became a Master Money Launderer.
A former bank manager, Oluwaseun Adekoya, orchestrated a massive fraud scheme, recruiting other managers to steal from customer accounts. He then laundered millions through a complex network, using burner phones and encrypted apps to evade detection.

How it worked: Adekoya leveraged his position as a bank manager to recruit other bank managers. He then facilitated the creation of fake driver's licenses for accomplices to impersonate customers. These accomplices would then make fraudulent withdrawals from customer accounts. Adekoya used "burner" phones and encrypted messaging applications to maintain anonymity and laundered the illicit funds through various b

The impact: Significant financial losses for bank customers, and lengthy prison sentences for those involved in the conspiracy. The scheme highlights the vulnerability of banking systems to insider threats.
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0:00 Cold open
1:53 The setup
3:47 How it worked
WHAT YOU GET FROM THIS EPISODE
• How the attack actually worked, step by step
• What the investigators saw before the suspect did
• The mistake that ended it
• What the case changed about cybercrime enforcement
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• Nigerian National Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Role in $2.7 Million International Lottery Scam
https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/losangeles/press-releases/2010/la113010.htm
• Nigerian Man Pleads Guilty After Extradition To Participating In Romance Scams And Other Fraud Schemes Targeting Elderly Victims
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/nigerian-man-pleads-guilty-after-extradition-participating-romance-scams-and-other
• Nigerian Ringleader of Nationwide Bank Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracies Sentenced to Twenty Years in Prison
https://oig.ssa.gov/news-releases/2025-12-04-nigerian-ringleader-of-nationwide-bank-fraud-and-money-laundering-conspiracies-sentenced-to-twenty-years-in-prison/
• Emmanuel Nwude - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Nwude
• Nigerian lottery fraudster conman has not paid back any of the money he scammed pensioners out of
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11803917/Nigerian-lottery-fraudster-conman-not-paid-money-scammed-pensioners-of.html
• Nigerian Citizen Admits Guilt in Bank Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracies Causing More Than $1.7 Million in Losses
https://oig.ssa.gov/news-releases/2025-03-06-nigerian-citizen-admits-guilt-in-bank-fraud-and-money-laundering-conspiracies-causing-more-than-1-7-million-in-losses/
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