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Falope Oluwole Israel, a 22-year old, was arrested at a popular club in Ikeja City Mall, by officials of the Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command. It was gathered that the suspect recently celebrated his birthday at Hard & Rock, Lekki, Lagos, week before his arrest, where he lavished over half a million on foods and drinks.

The suspect, a 100 level part time student of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba, Lagos, said that he has been in the business for more than two years.

Falope’s activities on Instagram was placed under investigations when the Police received a complaint about an Instagram handle @blackberbiedoll, used for criminal activities.

Apart from @blackberbiedoll, which he prominently used for fraudulent activities, he maintained @froshwhite007 and @froshwhite separately for same purpose.

The complainant, Bernard stated that he got a friend request from @blackberbiedoll. “Apparently, the picture on the account was that of a lady. The lady in question messaged me on BBM. Honestly, I thought I was chatting with a woman who claimed to be in Nigeria at the time.

“She lied to me that her father was a Nigerian and her mum, a Kenyan, and so we got talking. At a point, she lied that she was building a beauty outfit in Ikota Shopping Mall, VGC and that she was in need of some money to complete the mall,” Bernard added.

He explained further, “I had to transfer N1 million to her. Weeks later, I got suspicious of the account name Olawole Israel Oluwaseun Falope. I ran a search on Google, and then discovered it was all scam.... Immediately, I reported the incident to Instagram and that account was blocked and later suspended to prevent others from falling victim.”

Another victim, who did not want his identity disclosed said he paid N100,000 into her account to support her bogus fashion outfit.

Admitting the allegation, the suspect noted that since he started the fraudulent act about 2 years ago, he had duped no fewer than 33 men pretending to be a lady on Instagram and that the least amount he received from any of them was N80,000.

“When I started, much as I pretended to be a lady on phone, some men on the other side didn’t believe me. I then downloaded an app on Google which transformed my voice into that of a lady whenever I am having conversation.... I got several pictures of Shayla, a pretty United States based lady on my profile. Since then, men have been disturbing me and calling to request for a date,” he stated.

He said, “What I do is that I assess people based on their appearance on Instagram, add them and thereafter open up conversations with them before I start bringing up all manners of stories in order to dupe them.... At a point, I lied to most of them that I had an accident and I lost my ATM. I told them that I need some money. Some of them were generous enough to drop money into my account.”

“I lied to them that I was putting up a boutique and saloon at Ikota, VGC and Lekki, and that I need money to finish setting up.... I know I made a mistake downloading Shayla’s pictures and used them for fraudulent purposes. I am telling you the truth, those that I have collected money from cant be more than 33,” he explained.

Investigations revealed that the owner of the profile pictures the suspect used, @Shayla had complained to Instagram that some Nigerians were using her profile pictures to scam unsuspecting members of the public.

It was also disclosed that the suspect claimed to be a friend of Toke Makinwa, Tonto Dike, Don jazzy, Peter Okoye, Toyin Aihmaku, Tee Y Mix, Oristsefemi, Timaya, Sean Tizzle, Dami Adenuga, Femi Otedola, Mike Adenuga jnr, Ramsey Noah e.t.c.

“I know all of them. I attend a lot of shows, I meet them, take photographs with them, even exchange numbers. Like sister Toke Makinwa, Tonto Dike, Uncle Ramsey Noah, these are the kind of celebrities I look up to and I want to be like them,” he stated.

But RRS investigators confirmed that he was following a lot of Nigerian celebrities on Instagram but they could not confirm if any of them fell prey to Falope's antics, as many his Instagram chats with them got no response.

They added that a Ghanian business man who Falope claimed to have met at a popular club in Nigeria rebuffed his request to engage him in a chat.

They noted that Falope claims of been a half-cast, Fashion designer, stylist, cosmetologist, model were all part his fraud to make people fall for him. He was never a trainee or a specialist in any of this.

Our source added that he is not an half-cast as he claimed to be, rather he bleached his skin.

"He didn’t deny this claim. He admitted bleaching his skin to escape the taunting of girls that he was a very ugly guy,” the source stated.

Items recovered from the suspect included, an iphone 6, 1 Samsung Galaxy A5, an Apple tablet, hand and neck chains, some new notes and a handbag.

Confirming the development, the Police Public Relations Officer, Suprintendent Dolapo Badmos, warned Nigerains to be careful on the internet because scammers are on the prowl worldwide.

The suspect has been transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigations.

Source; http://www.nationalhelm.net/2016/12/22-year-old-boy-dupes-33-men-on.html

men sharpen your eyes

the hustle is real

bleaching scammer
scamming bleacher. . .

lolz G got busted..... scam! hustle is real

Some men can Mumu I swear.. U transfer a million to a lady cuz she told u a story..

So many dumb men online

if truly dat old papa youngey sent 1mil....ya the biggest FOOOOOOOOOOOOl in 2016....to be in 2017 nd gonna be after 2018

see his face sef

Hmm.. After dey'll say women have fish brains. See how gullible those men are.

But na y som pipul mumu lyk dis?

ipod don see food
ipod youth be like, 'lets check his profile

name:oluwole
tribe: brown roof and tiger tribal mark people of nigeria
status:gay
best food:ewedu and amala
occupation:fraudster
last quote: l havent 'spended' the money i collected from the boys

Hmmm. That guy wey just give this fake girl 1 million naira if you as a guy ask am for 50k he no go help you oooo. I just dislike guys that are woman wrapper.

His cup is filled..

BTW.... Do men still give out cash to ladies they have never met offline? Upto to the tune of 1 million

Some men dense sha


In other news

The Monkey Money Madness! (MMM)

Once upon a time in a village, a man appeared and announced that he would buy monkeys for N100 each. The villagers seeing that there were so many monkeys around, went out to the forest and started catching them.

The man bought thousands at N100 and as supply started to diminish, the villagers stopped their efforts. He further announced that he would now buy at N200. This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started catching monkeys again. Soon the supply diminished and people started going back to their farms. The offer rate increased to N250 but the supply of monkeys became so little that it took much effort to even see a monkey, let alone catch one.

The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at N500! However, since he had to go to the city on some business, his assistant would now buy on his behalf.

In the absence of the man, his assistant told the villagers: ''Look at all these monkeys in the big cage that my OGA has bought from you, I will sell them to you at N350 and when my OGA returns from the city, you can sell it to him at N500''.

The villagers squeezed out all their HARD EARNED savings and bought all the monkeys. The most greedy ones among them even sold their lands to purchase many MONKEYS, hoping to make a huge profit without labor.

Then...

They never saw the man or his assistant. Only monkeys everywhere!!

a.f.o.n.j.a @ w.o.r.k
ekene m mu unu

Transferred 1million just like that? What kind of rubbish is this? N500 credit to give out sef i dey do research for the girl not to talk of 1million. Haba

1 million naira to an unknown person and they'll be forming broke if their family member ask them for 1k recharge card.... #iranu

haha

This matter shock me oo

Mehn... Some guys are not smiling at all

mzzmeenah:
hmmm how can someone send a million naira to person he hasnt meet,for dis recession period.i smell lies

Silentscreamer:
Hmm.. After dey'll say women have fish brains. See how gullible those men are.

I doubt you know the power of boobs and butts on men. It can make a man go gaga.

Nevertheless, it's pure foolishness to transfer a million naira to a lady he never met before, while he can't even assist a fellow guy he knows for years with 50k

hmmm how can someone send a million naira to person he hasnt meet,for dis recession period.i smell lies

Opin aiye thing!

D bleaching scammer be like gay last last

Some Men sha! How could he transfer 1m to a 'lady' just like that?

If na hin fellow man ask for 100k na, he will give 1001 reasons why he doesn't have that kind of amount at the moment.

yoruba again!

Jazz may be involved if not why would you send 1Million to a lady you never knew or met

some guys can be so stupid, imagine the guy sending 1mill to a babe he hasnt met TF.

Someone sent 1m to an unknown person. He's to be jailed for max 14yrs. He should be arrested for being so stupid. How can one be so dummmm to that extent