RICHARD IZUCHUKWU UZUH
Current age (if alive)
40
Gender
male
Nationality
Nigeria
Date of case
5/20/2020
Country
United States
Physical Description
Height
175 cm
Weight
79 kg
Eye color
Brown
Hair color
Black
Ethnicity
Black
Additional Photos
Caution
Richard Izuchukwu Uzuh is wanted for his alleged involvement in a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scheme that defrauded over 70 different businesses in the United States resulting in combined losses of over $6,000,000 USD. Uzuh and his co-conspirators, Felix Osilama Okpoh, and Nnamdi Orson Benson, allegedly sent spoofed emails to thousands of businesses in the United States requesting fraudulent wire transfers. Uzuh allegedly worked with money launderers, romance scammers, and others involved in BEC schemes to launder the proceeds of their crimes through a complex network of witting and unwitting people in the United States and abroad. On October 18, 2016, Uzuh was indicted in the United States District Court, District of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, on charges of Wire Fraud and Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud. On October 19, 2016, a federal warrant was issued for his arrest.
Remarks
Uzuh is believed to currently reside in Nigeria.
Last updated: 5/30/2026