Farouk Adekunle Adepoju, a Nigerian national residing in the United Kingdom, has been arrested by U.K. authorities following a U.S. extradition request over allegations of wire and computer fraud totaling more than $235,000.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Adepoju allegedly hacked into a construction company’s computer system in early 2023.
The company was working with a university in Pennsylvania when Adepoju reportedly altered email settings, created a spoofed account, and deceived the university into transferring $235,266.80 to a fraudulent bank account. The stolen funds remain unrecovered.
Acting U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti stated,
“Adepoju is charged with using sophisticated cyber means to illegally access accounts belonging to a business in order to victimize one of our region’s universities.”
FBI Pittsburgh Special Agent in Charge Kevin Rojek added,
“Criminals who think they can reach across the globe into the United States to line their pockets at the expense of the American public need know one thing: the FBI and our partners are not going to let you get away with it.”
Adepoju was arrested on September 15, 2025, and is awaiting extradition to face a seven-count indictment, including six counts of wire fraud and one count of computer fraud. If convicted, he could face up to 25 years in prison.
