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Court Jails Six Internet Fraudsters in Calabar.
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
Justices Ijeoma Ojukwu and Rosemary Oghoghorie of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross Rivers State, have convicted and sentenced six Internet fraudsters to various terms of imprisonment.
The convicts: Ojiako David Enyinna, Heziekiah Ezekiel Eno, Onyedika Ugochukwu Enemchukwu, Adinkwu Destiny Chukwudifu, God’s Favour Bassey Essi and Ebenezer Emmanuel Peter, were jailed on Wednesday, April 26, 2023.
They were convicted after pleading guilty to different charges bordering on obtaining by false pretence and criminal impersonation.
EFCC Arraigns Man For Alleged N18.3m Fraud In Lagos
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, arraigned one Aladenola Olufunsho Pitan before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on a 14-count charge bordering on stealing, obtaining money by false pretence, and forgery to the tune of N18, 396,488.00 (Eighteen Million Three Hundred and Ninety-six Thousand Four Hundred and Eighty-eight Naira Only).
One of the counts reads: "Aladenola Olufunsho Pitan, between 2018 and 2019, at Lagos, within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of N8, 300,000 from Akinmola Olabisi Comfort by falsely representing to her that you have a property located at Rockstone Villa Estate, Badore Road, Ajah, Lagos State to sell, which representation you knew to be false."
Yahoo Boy Bags One Year Term for love Scam in Kaduna
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The Kaduna Zonal Command has secured the conviction of one Joshua Audu before Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court on a one count charge bordering on Love scam
Joshua, who was arrested by the Kaduna State Vigilance Service, KADVS at Brooklyn Hotel, Narayi Barnawa Kaduna on suspicion of involvement in cybercrime and handed over to the Commission for further investigation, allegedly used the social media platform, Google Chat to defraud victims whom he professed love to. He received money and gift cards as proceeds of his illicit act.
Court Jails Man One Year For Possession of Fraudulent Documents In Lagos
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Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, April 27, 2023, convicted and sentenced one Wano Ahmed to one year imprisonment for possession of fraudulent documents, an offence contrary to Section 318 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.
Ahmed was prosecuted by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one-count charge bordering on possession of fraudulent documents used to perpetrate romance scam.
EFCC Arrests 25 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Akure
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Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, April 27, 2023, arrested 25 suspected internet fraudsters in Akure, Ondo State.
The suspects were arrested in an early morning operation following actionable intelligence on their alleged criminal activities.
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