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US Court Jails Nigerian Hacker Obinna Obioha For $6.5m Fraud (photo) by Godson333: 9:59am On Aug 18, 2017 |
Obinna Obioha, a Nigerian hacker has been jailed for 51 months by a New York federal judge for operating a fraud scheme that swindled $6.5 million from businesses in the U.S. and elsewhere. U.S. District Judge David N. Hurd sentenced Obinna Obioha, 31, for running a scheme in which he instructed hackers to hack into computers and email accounts of individuals around the world using malicious software. The announcement of Obioha’s sentence was made by Acting United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Vadim D. Thomas, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “Obioha, working from Nigeria, was a central figure in a fraud scheme using digital disguises and deceit to bilk businesses out of millions of dollars. We will continue to track down and bring to justice cyber criminals like Obioha no matter where they operate. I thank the FBI for its terrific work in this case identifying and apprehending Obioha,” said Acting United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith. FBI Special Agent in Charge Vadim D. Thomas said: “These schemes can rob individuals and businesses of their livelihood. Cyber-crime is a serious threat and the FBI is prepared to go to any lengths to apprehend those like Obioha.” As part of his guilty plea to wire fraud in April 2017, Obioha admitted that, while in Nigeria, he worked with and instructed others to hack into computers and email accounts used by dozens of victims in the United States and around the world. The organization infiltrated victims’ computers and email accounts using malicious software (“malware”). After monitoring victims’ information to identify imminent commercial transactions, Obioha and his associates created knockoff email addresses that appeared similar to – but varied slightly from – victims’ legitimate email addresses. Obioha and his associates used those bogus email accounts to send fraudulent invoices to victims, instructing them to wire funds to bank accounts controlled by Obioha and his associates, under the pretense that the wires were payments for actual deals that had been previously negotiated by the victims. Obioha admitted that between January and September 2016, he was involved in at least 50 wire transfers, and that about $6.5 million was sent by wire to bank accounts that he and his associates controlled. The accounts received money from fraud victims in New York, Florida, Illinois, Ohio, and Texas, among other places. During today’s sentencing, U.S. District Judge Donald N. Hurd described Obioha as “right in the middle of the action” in “very sophisticated criminal activity” designed to achieve “millions of dollars in illegal funds.” Obioha was arrested on October 6, 2016, after flying from Lagos, Nigeria, to JFK International Airport. He has been in custody since that time. This case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Wayne A. Myers. Mynd44 http://www.eyereport.com.ng/us-court-jails-nigerian-hacker-obinna-obioha/ 2 Likes 1 Share
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Re: US Court Jails Nigerian Hacker Obinna Obioha For $6.5m Fraud (photo) by Godson333: 9:59am On Aug 18, 2017 |
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Re: US Court Jails Nigerian Hacker Obinna Obioha For $6.5m Fraud (photo) by chizzy161(f): 10:11am On Aug 18, 2017 |
My fellow Nigerians more especially ndi Igbo Ibe mu let us stop this our fraudulent behaviours because it doesn't pay. It also bring bad name to our country. Once you intend doing business with an oyibo man and you associate yourself with Nigeria, there is the tendency that that will be the end of the business. 80 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: US Court Jails Nigerian Hacker Obinna Obioha For $6.5m Fraud (photo) by GeneralOjukwu: 10:11am On Aug 18, 2017 |
Mo ti dajo ewon igbere fun Omo Igbo yii... Court! [img]https://4.bp..com/-Llw5qOHUxOo/VjV042WlWsI/AAAAAAAAVZk/K5fEyENUuF0z1e054H1YGYWUDjCv-cOtw/s1600/gavel.gif[/img] Just as the ultimate destination of a good Xtian / Muslim is Heaven. .. Prison is where EVERY IPOB aspires to be... 154 Likes 14 Shares |
Re: US Court Jails Nigerian Hacker Obinna Obioha For $6.5m Fraud (photo) by DuBLINGreenb(m): 10:17am On Aug 18, 2017 |
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Re: US Court Jails Nigerian Hacker Obinna Obioha For $6.5m Fraud (photo) by Bayajidda1: 10:34am On Aug 18, 2017 |
Re: US Court Jails Nigerian Hacker Obinna Obioha For $6.5m Fraud (photo) by binsanni(m): 10:48am On Aug 18, 2017 |
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Re: US Court Jails Nigerian Hacker Obinna Obioha For $6.5m Fraud (photo) by kasheemawo(m): 11:28am On Aug 18, 2017 |
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Re: US Court Jails Nigerian Hacker Obinna Obioha For $6.5m Fraud (photo) by ActionsShure: 12:03pm On Aug 18, 2017 |
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Re: US Court Jails Nigerian Hacker Obinna Obioha For $6.5m Fraud (photo) by pautex: 2:51pm On Aug 18, 2017 |
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Re: US Court Jails Nigerian Hacker Obinna Obioha For $6.5m Fraud (photo) by empressSkincare(f): 2:51pm On Aug 18, 2017 |
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Re: US Court Jails Nigerian Hacker Obinna Obioha For $6.5m Fraud (photo) by gunpoint(m): 2:52pm On Aug 18, 2017 |
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Re: US Court Jails Nigerian Hacker Obinna Obioha For $6.5m Fraud (photo) by VIPERVENOM(m): 2:52pm On Aug 18, 2017 |
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Re: US Court Jails Nigerian Hacker Obinna Obioha For $6.5m Fraud (photo) by ayatt(m): 2:52pm On Aug 18, 2017 |
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Re: US Court Jails Nigerian Hacker Obinna Obioha For $6.5m Fraud (photo) by ChangetheChange: 2:52pm On Aug 18, 2017 |
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Re: US Court Jails Nigerian Hacker Obinna Obioha For $6.5m Fraud (photo) by yinkslinks(m): 2:53pm On Aug 18, 2017 |
Woow and they freed an Afonja man yesterday. 9 Likes 1 Share
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Re: US Court Jails Nigerian Hacker Obinna Obioha For $6.5m Fraud (photo) by datola: 2:53pm On Aug 18, 2017 |
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Re: US Court Jails Nigerian Hacker Obinna Obioha For $6.5m Fraud (photo) by martineverest(m): 2:53pm On Aug 18, 2017 |
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Re: US Court Jails Nigerian Hacker Obinna Obioha For $6.5m Fraud (photo) by Taylorsw1ft: 2:53pm On Aug 18, 2017 |
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Re: US Court Jails Nigerian Hacker Obinna Obioha For $6.5m Fraud (photo) by Nobody: 2:54pm On Aug 18, 2017 |
The EFCC should recruit this dude please. The US CIA is filled with bad ass unethical hackers who have been converted to the light lol.. Now, they use their skills to better serve their country. We need such brain here in Naija. Visit www.entmirror.com for biz ideas 2 Likes
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