What is Raymond Abbas?
'''Raymond Abbas''', commonly known as '''Hushpuppi''', is a [[Nigeria|Nigerian]] internet personality. He is notorious for showcasing his lavish lifestyle on [[Instagram]] which raised suspicions on the origins of his wealth. He was arrested by the Dubai Police authority. He was handed over to the FBI on June 2020. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2020/06/29/nigerian-scammer-known-as-hushpuppi-busted-in-431m-scam/|title=Nigerian Instagram star known as Hushpuppi busted in $431M cyber scam|last=Salo|first=Jackie|date=2020-06-29|website=New York Post|language=en-US|access-date=2020-07-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/courts/instagram-celebrity-hushpuppi-extradited-to-the-us-after-arrest-in-dubai-1.1043211|title=Instagram celebrity Hushpuppi extradited to the US after arrest in Dubai|website=The National|date=8 July 2020 |language=en|access-date=2020-07-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/nigerian-national-brought-us-face-charges-conspiring-launder-hundreds-millions-dollars|title=Nigerian National Brought to U.S. to Face Charges of Conspiring to Launder Hundreds of Millions of Dollars from Cybercrime Schemes|date=2020-07-03|website=www.justice.gov|language=en|access-date=2020-07-14}}</ref> == Crimes == Abbas' apartment in Dubai was raided by both the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] and [[Interpol]]. They seized more than $37 million in cash. He and his associates were allegedly running an international scam <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-53275015|title=Afta FBI extradite Hushpuppi and Woodbery, wetin go happun next? - See wetin dem go face|work=BBC News Pidgin|access-date=2020-07-14}}</ref> and were suspected of various crimes including: cyber fraud, money-laundering, bank fraud, and identity theft which were committed outside the [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://qz.com/africa/1879261/fbi-use-instagram-to-get-dubai-nigerian-fraudster-hushpuppi/|title=How the FBI used Instagram and Snapchat to trac