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Post by Frazzle on Sept 12, 2022 17:24:49 GMT
Two Siblings, One Other in Jail for Cybercrime in Ilorin Justices Adebayo Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin and Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin have convicted two siblings - Shekoni Kayode Taofeek and Shekoni Habeeb Damilare, alongside Adegbe Thankgod, for offences bordering on cybercrime and retention of proceeds of unlawful activities. They were convicted on Thursday, September 8, 2022 after pleading guilty to two count-charges bordering on retention of proceeds of unlawful activities, based on their arraignment by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC. While Taofeek and Damilare were convicted by Justice Yusuf, Thankgod was jailed by Justice Sani. Visit our website: www.efcc.gov.ng for more stories. |
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Post by Frazzle on Sept 14, 2022 11:11:23 GMT
Ilorin Court Jails Musician, Two Others, 20 Years for Cybercrime. Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, has convicted and sentenced a Lokoja- born musician, Onojah Emmanuel Samuel, and two others to twenty years imprisonment for offences bordering on cybercrime. Samuel was convicted on Monday, September 12, 2022 alongside Victor Atsumbe Kadiyamo and Jejelowo Segun after pleading guilty to separate count charges, bordering on internet fraud. They were arraigned by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC. Visit our website: www.efcc.gov.ng from r more stories. |
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Post by Frazzle on Sept 14, 2022 11:35:45 GMT
Two Internet Fraudsters Bag Five Years in Kaduna Justice Nasiru.U. Sadiq of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna, has convicted and sentenced two internet fraudsters to five years, six months imprisonment for internet- related offences and cheating. The fraudsters: Peter Uzorchukwu Sharon( a.k.a Drew Mason) and Peter Prince John, were jailed on Monday, September 12, 2022 after pleading guilty to one- count separate charge, bordering on internet fraud and cheating by impersonation, upon their arraignment by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the EFCC. Visit our website: www.efcc.gov.ng for more stories. |
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Post by JustCold on Sept 14, 2022 18:02:02 GMT
20 and 5-year sentences?  Good for them! |
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Post by Frazzle on Sept 14, 2022 18:22:48 GMT
JustCold Hopefully their justice system is not like ours and those sentences will not be dropped to 3 and 5 days 
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Post by Frazzle on Sept 15, 2022 10:48:56 GMT
EFCC Arrests Two Owners of Yahoo Schools and Seven Others in Benin Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 arrested two owners of yahoo schools : Internet Fraud Coaching Centre (a.k.a HK) and seven suspected internet fraudsters in Benin City, Edo State. The yahoo school owners, Osagie Ogiemwonyi and Onukwugho Favour and seven of their "students" were arrested at their centres following actionable intelligence worked upon by the Commission. The seven others are Destiny Ohikwugbe, Chata Okoro, Ighodaro Omede, Ehigie Idemudia, Lawrence Daniel, Raymond Ogiemwonyi Oghosa and Henry Philip Items recovered from the suspects include a Mercedes Benz GLK, Lexus 350, phones and laptops. Visit our website: www.efcc.gov.ng for more stories. |
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Post by Frazzle on Sept 15, 2022 16:59:03 GMT
EFCC Arrests “Driver” For Alleged $17.5m Advance Fee Fraud In Lagos Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a suspected fraudster, Olabanji Aluko, for an alleged $17.5m advance fee fraud. Aluko, who claimed to be a driver, was arrested on Wednesday, September 8, 2022, at a popular eatery in Falomo, Ikoyi, Lagos, where he had arranged a meeting with a petitioner, Col. Remi Abdulrahman Adeyemo (retd.). Adeyemo, in his statement to the EFCC, claimed that he received a phone call from a man, simply identified as Ojo, who claimed to have known him some years back. Ojo, according to him, claimed that his son had initiated a divorce process in the United States of America, USA, and wanted to sell his properties to avoid losing them to his wife in the end. He further alleged that Ojo requested his assistance regarding receiving the said sum, being proceeds of the sale of his son’s properties in the US, allegedly assuring him that the money would be shipped from the US, through a company, Loomis International, New York, and that a code would be sent to him, which he would present before he could take possession of the said sum. Adeyemo also claimed to have received another call, where he was told that he would have to pay the sum of $5,700, being the cost of local handling charges, in order to receive the money. Suspecting that Ojo was up to some foul play, he reported the case to the EFCC. The EFCC, working on the intelligence, swung into action, which resulted in the arrest of the suspect while he was about to hand over the fake bills to the tune of $17.5m to the petitioner. The suspect will soon be charged to court. Visit our website: www.efcc.gov.ng for more stories. |
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Post by Frazzle on Sept 15, 2022 19:04:18 GMT
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Post by Frazzle on Sept 21, 2022 17:15:55 GMT
EFCC Arrests Man for N14 million Employment Scam Operatives of the EFCC have arrested Hassan Babangida Hassan for alleged criminal conspiracy, employment scam and forgery. He was arrested in Kano, on Wednesday, September7, 2022 based on alleged fraudulent claims of being an employment agent that could secure jobs for applicants in different ministries and parastatals. He allegedly defrauded an applicant, Usman Rilwan, of the sum of N14,950, 000 (Fourteen Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira), in the guise of getting a paid job for him. Rilwan alleged that he paid the suspect the money as a “facilitation fee” to “process” the offer of the job. Hassan allegedly issued his victim an appointment letter, which , upon presentation was discovered to be fake Visit our website: www.efcc.gov.ng for more stories. |
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Post by Frazzle on Oct 13, 2022 16:39:44 GMT
Kano Court Jails Three Fraudsters Six Years Justices Nasiru Saminu and Usman Na’abba of the Kano State High Court, have convicted and sentenced the trio of Almustapha Nasir, Isma’il Salisu and Yakubu Shuaibu Abdullahi to six years imprisonment, for retention of proceeds of crime and fraudulent misappropriation. They were jailed after pleading guilty to one-count separate charge, preferred against them by the Kano Zonal Command of the EFCC. Nasir and Salisu are among six youths arrested in Katsina and Kano states, for fraudulently colluding and stealing the sum of N15 million belonging to Nasir’s grandmother, through theft of her Subscriber Identity Module, SIM, card. They allegedly made withdrawals and cash transfers from her bank account. Abdulahhi, on his own part, dishonestly misappropriated the sum of N1.2million a petitioner paid him to be converted to American dollars. While Nasir and Salisu were convicted by Justice Saminu on Thursday, October 6, 2022, Abdullahi was jailed by Justice Na’abba on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. Visit www.efcc.gov.ng for more stories |
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Post by Frazzle on Oct 14, 2022 17:49:27 GMT
Court Sends Three Internet Fraudsters to Prison in Benin Three internet fraudsters, Daniel Chidube Emeka, Ukazu Henry Chikwudi and Akputu Collins, were on Tuesday October 11, 2022 convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment. They were jailed by Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City. Their conviction was based on their arraignment by the Benin Zonal Command of the EFCC separately on a one- count charge of impersonation and obtaining by false pretence. Visit www.efcc.gov.ng for more stories |
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Post by Frazzle on Oct 20, 2022 14:17:47 GMT
Fake EFCC Operative Arrested for Defrauding Belgian €45,000 Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a 29-year old Ume Ifechukwu Clinton for impersonation, computer related fraud, obtaining by false pretence and money laundering. Clinton was arrested on October 18, 2022 at No 46 Atoke Gbadebo Street, Isheri, Lagos, by operatives of the EFCC, following a news story published by an online portal: foundation for investigative journalism narrating how Clinton defrauded Axelle Mahieu, an educator working as a caregiver in Brussels, Belgium. The victim was surfing through her Facebook page in November 2021, when she saw that someone had sent her a message. The message was from Ume Ifechukwu Clinton, who introduced himself as “a friend of a friend”. As they continued chatting in the following days, Clinton told Mahieu that he was an official of the EFCC, with a fake Identity Card and Nigerian Passport as proofs. After several months of video calls and gaining Mathieu's trust, Clinton allegedly proposed a cryptocurrency business to her, assuring her of huge profit and secured capital. After convincing the Belgian, Clinton ended up defrauding her of €45,000. Visit www.efcc.gov.ng for more stories |
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Post by Frazzle on Nov 26, 2022 20:21:11 GMT
Cyber – Fraud: Seventeen Convicted in Oyo, Ogun The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of seventeen internet fraudsters before Justices Bayo Taiwo, Ladoke Akintola, and Mohammed Owolabi of the State High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State and Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu of Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta, on a separate one count charge each. The jail terms range from two to nine months community service, and one year in prison. The convicts are Oduola Kunmi Ireola, Igbamidun Joshua Olamiposi, Ismael Fatai Olatunji, Osundele Oladapo Daniel, Olawale Isaac Adeleke, Olorunyomi Idowu Babatunde, Aneh Ojonimi, Olaide Iyanuoluwa Sadare, Akintola Babatunde Rasheed, Jamiu Babatunde Salam, Aluko Abayomi Oluwadamilare, Bello Ridwan Ayobami, Maleek Michael Ibrahim, Arasi Oluwaseun Tobi, Ganiu Fawaz Olalekan, Bello Ayoinde Olamilekan and Abiodun Taiwo Kareem. They all pleaded ‘guilty’ to the one count charge filed against each one of them by the EFCC. Consequently, prosecution counsel, Modupe Akinkoye, Oyelakin Oyediran, Oluwatoyin Owodunni, Musa Galadanchi, Abdulrasheed Suleiman, Mabas Mabur, and Samsudeen Bashir reviewed the facts of the cases and urged the courts to convict and sentence the defendants as charged. Osundele was convicted and sentenced to one year imprisonment while Arasi, Ganiu and Ibrahim bagged nine months jail term each. Also, Akintola was convicted and sentenced to nine months community service, Oduola, Jamiu, Aluko and Bello to six months community service each while Igbamidun and Kareem bagged five months community service each. Furthermore, Olatunji was convicted and sentenced to four months community service, Ayorinde to two months community service while Olorunyomi, Ojonimi, Sadare were convicted and fined N100, 000. 00 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) each and Adeleke to N150, 000 .00 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) fine. Justice Bayo Taiwo ordered that Osundele Oladapo Daniel pay the sum of $16, 671. 00USD in restitution and forfeit one white colour Toyota Venza car worth N7million to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Other convicts were also ordered to restitute their victims and forfeit all items recovered from them the government. Visit www.efcc.gov.ng for more stories |
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Post by Yastreb on Feb 9, 2023 7:26:17 GMT
A small business owner on holiday nearly fell victim to a phone scam, but avoided ruin at the very last minute.
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Good for them!
