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2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by naijanewspaper(m): 10:34pm On Jun 13, 2017
Grace Akintaro, 24, pretended to be 'Amanda Jenson' online with seven men
She convinced them to send her money for date expenses but later cancelled
She defrauded the victims of more than £100,000 and claimed she was 'naive'
Victoria Nwogu, 22, admitted aiding her by laundering £3,000 of the cash
The pair will return to Woolwich Crown Court on June 20 for sentencing

An internet fraudster ran a Match.com online dating scam to con seven men out of more than £100,000 by getting them to send her cash in exchange for a date.

Grace Akintaro, 24, pretended to be 'Amanda Jenson' and even spoke to at least two of her victims on the phone, persuading them to send her money for travel and expenses ahead of romantic rendezvous.

She was helped by Victoria Nwogu, 22, who admitted laundering some of the money on Akintaro received.

Akintaro told Woolwich Crown Court she began the scam because she was 'naive and used by this person I was in love with', and admitted asking for more cash from her victims claiming she needed to pay off debts.

The men were convinced their online romances with Amanda were genuine but dates were cancelled with one excuse after another.

Akintaro, of Greenwich pleaded guilty to seven counts of fraud between August 1, 2014 and December 2, 2015.

The same charges were dropped against Nwogu, also of Greenwich, who pleaded guilty to one count of laundering £3,490 between April 29 and May 6, 2015.

Judge Nicholas Heathcote Williams QC said: 'Judging by what the victims say there were detrimental effects, both psychologically and financially.

'They were expecting to get their money back, they thought they were loaning the money.'

Victims were given different set bank account details to pay larger sums and told they belonged to her mother or landlord.

Akintaro even sent fake documents were used to provide evidence that Amanda Jenson was due to receive an inheritance from a relative and would then be able to pay the money back.

One of the victims handed over a total of more than £46,000 and a another gave the fraudster money from his dead wife's life assurance policy.

Another man took out an equity release on his house to pay her money.

One victim was told to go to a London airport to meet 'Amanda Jenson' who was on an inbound flight.

As he was standing outside the arrivals lounge he was called on his mobile and told she could see him waiting but had been held up by customs officials and needed more money before she could be released.

He refused to pay and went home.

Police know Akintaro visited bank branches at least sixteen times, withdrawing £23,000 of the victims' cash.

The total loss is £104,962 and prosecutor Kevin Dent said: 'The amounts going through Miss Akintaro's bank accounts add up to just over one hundred thousand pounds and directly link with the seven victims.'

Akintaro used her three bank accounts and a paypal account to transfer the money, but claims all she has to show for it is a £5,000 Renault Clio and a few hundred pounds.
The judge added: 'It was not a peripheral role because she was talking over the net.

'We are looking at high culpability because of the high number of victims and long period of time.

'These were romance frauds and the fact I am ordering a pre-sentence report is no indication as to the sentence. There is a real prospect she will go to prison.'


Mr Dent added: 'There would have to be a female involved and that was Miss Akintaro.

'She may not have been at the top of this, but played a role over a period of time.'

Detective Constable Mark Cresswell, of the Met's Fraud and Linked Crime Online (FALCON) unit, said: 'We managed to identify seven victims of this fraud but I suspect there are many more who have not contacted police.

'Romance fraud is often an under-reported crime as victims can be left feeling embarrassed about the sum of money they have handed over to someone they have never met.

'One of the victims we identified in this case said he had not reported it to police because he thought he felt he had been a "foolish old man".'

A Match spokesperson said: 'We are appalled by these crimes and welcome the convictions in this case. Sadly, there is a tiny minority of people who set out to harm others and while this is not confined to dating sites or even the internet, those who do should be brought to justice.

'Our member's safety is our highest priority and we regularly advise our community to be vigilant, to report any suspicious activity and follow the safety recommendations available online and through the app.'

They will return for sentencing on June 20.

https://www.google.com.ng/amp/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4600008/amp/Internet-fraudster-conned-seven-men-100-000.html

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Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by naijanewspaper(m): 10:34pm On Jun 13, 2017
Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by auntysimbiat(f): 10:36pm On Jun 13, 2017
Beautiful criminals

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Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by NwaAmaikpe: 10:38pm On Jun 13, 2017
Mumus.
Ordinary £100,000 upon say una get Toto.

Go and see what Daniella Okeke has used her own to get.



Their Toto just dey waste for nothing.

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Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by dyadeleye(m): 10:38pm On Jun 13, 2017
Enishashe logbawo¡!

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Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by Ofemmanu1: 10:40pm On Jun 13, 2017
Grace, shebi ya mama warned you not to roll with flatinas?
See what Nworgu have caused you?!

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Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by Evablizin(f): 10:41pm On Jun 13, 2017
Ladies oh my Lord, Akintaro chai why nah
Nwogu you too chai why nah

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Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by decatalyst(m): 10:54pm On Jun 13, 2017
Awon omo wobe

grin grin

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Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by CheapSunglass(m): 11:03pm On Jun 13, 2017
Ofemmanu1:
Grace, shebi ya mama warned you not to roll with flatinas?
See what Nworgu have caused you?!


The prosecution offered no evidence against nworgu
Victoria is actually lucky akintaro didn't influence her much.
But why's there so much fraud in akintaro's genes.

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Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by Me77: 3:07am On Jun 14, 2017
Those 7 oyinbo men should be ashamed of themselves, over aged dummies all they know is to be chasing our girls upandan #Idiots.
And for our smart Yoruba and igbo sisters grin Grace Akintaro and Victoria Nwogu I think their intelligence should be put in to use instead of locking them in jail. To pull over £100k out of nothing is not an easy feat, it requires vast knowledge and intelligent.

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Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by Nobody: 6:34am On Jun 14, 2017
What a man can do a woman can do even Better...

meanwhile
10 most annoying things in life

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Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by haykinzz(m): 8:15am On Jun 14, 2017
Over to NCAN
Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by ekojoe(m): 10:46am On Jun 14, 2017
When the country no good.......
What other option

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Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by rozayx5(m): 10:47am On Jun 14, 2017
cool cool

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Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by Tanglee: 10:47am On Jun 14, 2017
They should have been smarter

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Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by LexngtonSteele: 10:47am On Jun 14, 2017
Collabo

IPOB featuring Afonja wink

The guy who shelled out 46000 Pounds should legally change his name to "ATM Machine"

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Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by Caustics: 10:47am On Jun 14, 2017
They should have at least gone on the dates na, so that it wont be scam. grin

BIG GIRLS grin

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Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by samkay3g(m): 10:48am On Jun 14, 2017
Grace Akintaro, 24, Afonja
Victoria Nwogu, 22, Flattino (olori pelebe)



abeg, who get dat collabo song

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Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by Nobody: 10:48am On Jun 14, 2017
We have yahoo girls? That shii is brain tasking!

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Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by peacengine(m): 10:48am On Jun 14, 2017
angry ediots
Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by ekojoe(m): 10:48am On Jun 14, 2017
auntysimbiat:
Beautiful criminals


You that will be OP and FTC on ya posts...
Anty what are you ni grin

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Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by Fabulousclown: 10:48am On Jun 14, 2017
Damn this one na draw o..

Collabo

Wasteside 1- Flatinoside: 1

Although, I suspect that Flatina Nworgu girl was the bad influencegrin

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Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by Joshuaeze(m): 10:48am On Jun 14, 2017
grin

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Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by burkingx(f): 10:48am On Jun 14, 2017
grin

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Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by Nobody: 10:48am On Jun 14, 2017

Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by massinola(m): 10:48am On Jun 14, 2017
Afonja 1 vs Biafra 1. Aboki, umpire. Over

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Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by Onyinye15(f): 10:48am On Jun 14, 2017
love, money and greed crime
Re: 2 Female Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested For Duping 7 Oyinbo Men Out Of £100K by madridguy(m): 10:49am On Jun 14, 2017
Naija grin grin grin

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