The FBI Last week, police arrested a boastful social media scam suspect after an investigation was launched against the Moroccan national after he allegedly bragged about his extortion scheme in a podcast interview.
Idris Qiba — formerly known as “Dani” or “Unlocked” — was arrested at his Las Vegas home and is facing federal charges related to two criminal felony counts filed by police. US Attorney’s Office in Nevada,
According to the criminal complaint obtained by Fox News Digital, he allegedly violated interstate communications laws by making violent threats via text message to two victims and members of their families.
“I couldn’t believe I was in the same room someone who can do that“It’s definitely more frightening than I imagined,” No Jumper podcast host Adam Grandmaison, better known as Adam22, told Fox News Digital.
Dog owner says pet dog accidentally ate marijuana during walk: ‘Could have died’
Idriss Qiba has been featured on Adam Grandmaison’s No Jumper podcast, where he told the host he made $600,000 per month from over 200 victims. (no jumper)
Qiba ran a website called unlocked4life.com, which was still active as of Monday. It promised to unlock customers’ social media accounts. But it admitted that Qiba had locked the accounts. extorting money from people One in every thousands is struggling to get their access back.
They also offered to artificially inflate a users’ number of views or followers for a fixed price, collect personal information of others for customers, and ban other users on behalf of customers.
According to the criminal complaint filed in the District Court of Nevada, in his interview with Grandmaison, Kiba said he “has over 200 people who pay him monthly to maintain access to their accounts, and claimed he makes over $600,000.”
When Kiba was asked on the podcast why he would publicly detail his illegal business model, he said, “You guys can kill me; that’s the only option.”
Criminal charges filed after 98-year-old man dies in Kansas raid
Adam Grandmaison, also known as Adam22, appears in a January podcast with Idriss Qiba, the man who alerted authorities to his alleged illegal activities. (no jumper)
“I wanted people to really understand what was going on. … Nobody talked about it, nobody gave any interviews on it. … I was like, damn it,” Kiba said in a January interview. “For me, if they want to come and take my account, this and that, you can’t fire someone like me. It’s like cockroaches.”
According to his criminal complaint, the brazen, hour-long interview turned a tip-off to federal authorities. Investigators tracked down multiple victims — including a real estate agent, dentist, businessperson, journalist and influencer, according to the complaint — and quickly realized the alleged extortionist was going far beyond just targeting their social media accounts.
Kiba reportedly destroyed the victims’ property and threatened to harm and kill them and their loved ones.
In one case, Kiba “threatened to shoot or injure (a victim’s) daughter, fiancée, dog, business partners and their families,” according to the criminal complaint.
US murder fugitive ‘El Diablo’ found 20 years later working as a Mexican police officer
Adam Grandmaison, also known as Adam22, hosts the “No Jumper” hip-hop podcast. (Adam Grandmaison/No Jumper)
Another target’s Instagram account was locked and she was then informed that California dentist who had previously treated the victim’s last employer had allegedly hired Kiba to do the same.
He was contacted by someone named “Unlocked,” who sent him more than 2,000 text messages, ultimately threatening to “blow away” his Social Security number unless he paid $20,000.
In another case, he went to a victim’s home, picked up a rock from the driveway and smashed the windshields of a white Bentley and a white Mercedes-Benz, an incident that was captured on security footage, according to the documents.
Grandmaison told Fox News Digital he was glad his interview with the alleged extortionist was “useful in some way to get (Kiba) off the streets.”
Grandmaison, who has interviewed singers and rappers such as Usher and XXXtentacion, said he has spoken to people from all walks of life in the underground world for his podcast, including “hit men, serious drug traffickers, pimps and prostitutes.”
But his interview with Kiba, who was known as “Dani” or “Unlocked,” according to the criminal complaint, is noteworthy.
“Usually when you talk to a rapper who’s involved in some kind of illegal behavior, there’s always a refrain in the room, that this is something that shouldn’t be discussed on camera,” the podcast host said. “If they do try to say something, they say it in a coded way.
“But this guy really surprised me by how willing he is to discuss everything about his business. You might be wondering, ‘Why would you want to share all of this?'”
“I was quite surprised that he was willing to tell so much about it,” he added.
Grandmaison said that after the January interview, Kiba began threatening him as well.
Click here to get the Fox News app
“This had never happened to me before, until I talked to this guy,” the host said. “He threatened to make my emails public, he said he could stop my car while I was driving… all of the threats he made to me were things I knew weren’t possible.”
According to the complaint filed against him, although Kiba was not a U.S. citizen, he was legally residing in the United States.
“On multiple occasions through different mediums Qiba has stated that if he feels any pressure from law enforcement agencies or if he is arrested and manages to get bail, he will flee.” Back to Morocco and ‘Live like a king,'” the FBI said.
Qiba’s lawyer could not immediately be reached for comment.
