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America Jails 3 Nigerian Scammers For 253 Years by DonXavi(m): 1:38pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/america-jails-3-nigerian-scammers-235-years/hree Nigerian scammers who befriended many of their victims on dating sites have been slammed huge prison sentences by a Mississippi court after making tens of millions of dollars from their schemes. Rasaq Raheem, Oladimeji Seun Ayelotan, Femi Alexander Oladimeji Seun Ayelotan, 30, was sentenced to 95 years in prison; Rasaq Aderoju Raheem, 31, was given 115 years and Femi Alexander Mewase, 45, got 25 years behind bars, according to a report by https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com A court in the Southern District of Mississippi had in February found them all guilty of crimes including mail fraud, wire fraud, identity theft, credit card fraud and theft of government property. Ayelotan and Raheem were also found guilty of conspiracies to commit bank fraud and money laundering. Dating back to at least 2001, the scammers were involved in multiple internet fraud schemes, resulting in losses in the tens of millions, according to the Department of Justice. It claimed that they would befriend women on dating sites, establish a romantic relationship and then either get them to send money or have them participate in fraud schemes, usually without the victim’s knowledge. The unsuspecting women would sometimes be required to cash counterfeit checks and money orders; use stolen credit card details to purchase goods; and use stolen personal information to take over victims’ bank accounts. They were also apparently used to launder money via Western Union and MoneyGram, and re-package and re-ship goods obtained fraudulently. A whopping 21 defendants have already been charged in this ongoing case, 12 of whom have pleaded guilty to charges involving conspiracy and 11 of whom have been sentenced. The three Nigerians were among the six extradited from South Africa by US Department of Justice in 2015 to face charges of running a series of scams against gullible Americans over the past 16 years. Fourteen others resident in the US were also arrested to face trial in Gulfport, Mississippi on nine federal charges, including conspiracy to commit identity theft, wire fraud, bank fraud, theft of US government funds, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The indictment states that since 2001 the accused, were part of a string of scams against Americans, facilitated by internet communications. These include the longstanding 419 scheme, whereby a massive windfall is promised once a small number of payments have been provided, but the DoJ claims it went much further than that. The team was also accused of running romance stings to bilk the lonely of funds, shipping fraud, running fake work-from-home businesses, check fraud, and plain-old hijacking of other people’s bank accounts and credit cards to divert funds. Global fraud continues to grow thanks to the internet and an increase in the use of both anonymizing technology and bots designed to mimic human behavior. ThreatMetrix, which analyzes 20 billion annual transactions, blocked 130 million fraud attempts in Q1 alone, a 35% increase on the same time last year. However, it is Europe that has become a major fraud hotspot. There were 50% more fraud attempts originating from the region than the US in the quarter, the firm claimed. |
Re: America Jails 3 Nigerian Scammers For 253 Years by DonXavi(m): 1:41pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
These are the people bringing bad name to Nigeria... 1 Like |
Re: America Jails 3 Nigerian Scammers For 253 Years by sprinter101(m): 1:42pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
good to know |
Re: America Jails 3 Nigerian Scammers For 253 Years by drizzydave: 1:45pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
Skull miners at it again..... 2 Likes |
Re: America Jails 3 Nigerian Scammers For 253 Years by swiz123(m): 1:55pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
Serves them right...oleburuku!!!!! |
Re: America Jails 3 Nigerian Scammers For 253 Years by mikky4764(f): 2:02pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
Since dem no wan learn, they should pay the price |
Re: America Jails 3 Nigerian Scammers For 253 Years by Mizzile: 2:03pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
I'm sure some people clicked on the thread just to check the names.. |
Re: America Jails 3 Nigerian Scammers For 253 Years by Nobody: 2:29pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
Re: America Jails 3 Nigerian Scammers For 253 Years by DonXavi(m): 3:28pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
Mizzile:You are 100% right |
Re: America Jails 3 Nigerian Scammers For 253 Years by Lanretoye(m): 1:19am On Aug 13, 2017 |
253 years?,America must be jailed for over-jailing. 1 Like |
Re: America Jails 3 Nigerian Scammers For 253 Years by seunny4lif(m): 5:23am On Aug 13, 2017 |
Mizzile: Rasaq Raheem, Oladimeji Seun Ayelotan, Femi Alexander Scam and Yoruba
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Re: America Jails 3 Nigerian Scammers For 253 Years by seunny4lif(m): 5:24am On Aug 13, 2017 |
Rasaq Raheem, Oladimeji Seun Ayelotan, Femi Alexander Lala come and see your Boss name is there
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Re: America Jails 3 Nigerian Scammers For 253 Years by omobabalawo: 5:28am On Aug 14, 2017 |
They rushed into the post thinking they will see chinedu but they were disapointed
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