He sold a Fake Airport for $242 Million. The greatest fake airport scam that ever existed
This account recounts how a Nigerian banker and his small team allegedly impersonated senior government officials to persuade a Brazilian bank executive to pour 242 million dollars into a fictitious Abuja airport, with the money scattered across seventeen banks and converted into real estate. It follows the scheme's unraveling during a Spanish takeover, the bribery and courtroom maneuvers that undermined the prosecution, and a later murder charge.
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