ST. LOUIS – On September 7, 2021, Rotimi Oladimeji and Olumide Akinrinmade appeared before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on a romance scam. The men were arrested in Texas on August 9th after the return of a federal indictment charging mail fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. The grand jury returned the sealed indictment on July 28th.

According to the indictment, in October 2019, a resident of the Eastern District of Missouri began communicating on an internet dating site with Oladimeji, who was purporting to be G.J. As part of the fraud, Oladimeji bolstered his impersonation of G.J. with a LinkedIn profile in the name of G.J., the picture of a different individual, and a completely fictitious background. Shortly after beginning the online romance, Oladimeji, in the guise of G.J., purported to need help with an urgent business issue while he was traveling in the United Arab Emirates.

Through the G.J. identity, Oladimeji directed the victim to electronically transfer funds from the Eastern District of Missouri to banks in Saudi Arabia and to send money by Federal Express to Akinrinmade’s residence in Texas. The money was subsequently deposited into financial accounts opened by Oladimeji, Akinrinmade, and others. As a result, between October 23, 2019 and April 26, 2020, the victim electronically transmitted and sent through Federal Express, $1,200,000 to, and on behalf of, Oladimeji and Akinrinmade.

Charges set forth in the indictment are merely accusations and do not constitute proof of guilt. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty.

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

michlins:
These people disgracing Nigeria like tomorrow no dey.

But na bubu disgrace is pass

Powersurge:


Our politicians are making Nigeria proud like "tomorrow no dey".

Everything is cause and effect. "Omo taa ko lo n gbele ta ko ta"

MikeMicheal:
1.2million dollars just like that, to someone you have never met physically all in the name of love.
SOME OYIMBO PEOPLE TOO MUMU

Bluntguy:
I only rushed to check the names of the Nigerian men. I am okay now.

Bluntguy:
I only rushed to check the names of the Nigerian men. I am okay now.

Richieniit:


I'm from abia state and grew up in aba... Honestly you Bleep up. Stop this tribalism and grow up. No one gives a Bleep if you are ok or not just try grow up pls