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Court Jails Two Internet Fraudsters in Calabar
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A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has sentenced Ojinnaka Malachy and Michael Kenneth Goodluck to one year imprisonment each, for internet-related offences.
They were jailed on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, after pleading guilty to one -count separate charge bordering on impersonation and obtaining by false pretence, preferred against them by the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
One of the charge reads: “That you Michael Kennet Goodluck sometime in 2022 in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to obtain property and gain advantage for yourself, fraudulently presented yourself as Roberto Enrique to the duo of Hoovey and Maya on Facebook and fraudulently obtained the sum of One Thousand dollars ($1,000) and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22 (2) (b) (i) & (ii) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention etc) Act 2015 and punishable under 22 (b) and (iv) of the same Act”.
Court Sends Internet Fraudster to Jail in Benin
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The Benin Zonal Command of the EFCC on Tuesday May 10, 2022 secured the conviction of one internet fraudster, Osakpolor Joseph Moses before Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of the Edo State High Court, Benin City.
Moses was arraigned on one count charge of fraudulent impersonation.
The charge reads: “that you, Osakpolor Joseph Moses between 2018 and 2022 in Benin City, Edo State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did fraudulently impersonate the identity of one Miller Wayne, a white man with intent to defraud unsuspecting ladies and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 484 of the Criminal Code Cap 48 Laws of Bendel State of Nigeria (as applicable in Edo state) 1976.”
Court Jails Internet Fraudster in Benin
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Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City on Monday May 9, 2022, convicted and sentenced one Sunday Peter Etim to two years imprisonment for fraud.
Etim was prosecuted by the Benin Zonal Command of the EFCC for fraudulent impersonation.
Court Jails One Internet Fraudster in Port Harcourt
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Justice S .D. Pam of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced Tamuno Emi West to two years imprisonment for false pretences.
He was convicted on Monday May 9, 2022, after pleading guilty to one-count charge bordering on advance fee fraud, upon being arraigned by the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The lone count read: “That you, Tamuno Emi West, on the 10th November, 2021, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did possess document via your Telegram Account to wit: Forex/Binary Limited containing false pretense and thereby committed an offense contrary to Section 6 and 8 (b) of Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act”.
EFCC Arraigns Company Executive for Alleged N72m Fraud
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The Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday May 6, 2022, arraigned one Richman Pere and his company, Rich Oil Delta West Africa Limited, before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State on a four count charge bordering on forgery and obtaining by false pretence.
Pere as managing director of Rich Oil Delta West Africa Limited is alleged to have defrauded one Alhaji Yisa Bello of Success Ventures International Limited of N72,000,000 under the guise of supplying him crude oil.
One of the counts read: “that you, Richman Pere being the managing director of Rich Oil West Africa Limited on or about the 23rd day of July, 2019 at Effurun Delta State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did with intent to defraud, induced Alhaji Yisa Bello of Success Ventures International Limited to deposit the aggregate sum of N72,000,000 (Seventy Two Million Naira only) into account number: 1015477975 domicile at United Bank for Africa Plc operated by you with the false pretence that you have 1,000,000 barrel of Crude oil to supply to him which pretence you knew is false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1)(b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same act.
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