A Nigerian man has been extradited to South Florida from Poland to face charges over defrauding elderly victims of more than $6 million by pretending they were the rightful heirs to a multimillion-dollar inheritance, prosecutors say.

Tochuwku Albert Nnebocha, 43, had his first appearance in Miami federal court Monday on charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud as well as mail fraud and wire fraud.

Seven others have also been charged or convicted in the scheme: Kelly Augustine Jr., Andy Onoh, Okezie Bonaventure Ogbata, Kingsley Chinedu Chukwu, Ehis Lawrence Akhimie, Princewill Ekene Okoro, and Tochukwu Albert Nnebocha.

The scheme operated between May 2017 and December 2023, according to a federal indictment. Nnebocha and his co-conspirators bought lists of the names and contac

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