International scam costs Troup County church $60,000
Two men have been arrested for an international cyber scheme that defrauded a Troup County church of $60,000. The suspects manipulated email communications to trick the church into transferring funds to fraudulent accounts.
Why it matters
This case underscores the growing vulnerability of non-profit organizations to sophisticated international business email compromise (BEC) scams.
Two men face multiple felony fraud charges after an international cyber scheme siphoned $60,000 from a Troup County church, according to sheriff's deputies.Investigators with the Troup County Sheriff's Office confirmed two men are now in custody following a rare cross-border financial scheme. Deputies traveled to Newark International Airport in early October to take Ousmane Diaby into custody after he arrived on a flight from Ghana.Deputies brought Diaby back to Georgia, charging him with five counts of identity fraud, money laundering, theft by taking and writing a deceptive commercial email. Investigators noted that arrests in international cyber operations like this remain exceedingly rare.Lt.
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