Fresno County Suffers $1.6 Million Phishing Scam in 2020; Two Men Indicted

In 2020, Fresno County fell victim to a $1.6 million phishing scam. Two men, Jafaar September Nyangoro, 52, of Franklin, Tennessee, and Peter Bah Acha, 45, of Berlin, Germany, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on six counts of wire fraud. They are accused of secretly taking control of an email to carry out their fraud. One of the suspects has been arrested, while the other has been indicted.