Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / New
Stats: 3,153,659 members, 7,820,318 topics. Date: Tuesday, 07 May 2024 at 12:59 PM

Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info - Crime - Nairaland

Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Crime / Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info (21771 Views)

Man Tricks Widow Into Sexual Affair, Rapes Her Teenage Daughters (Pics) / Is This "Juju," Tricks Or Black Magic? Can Someone Explain What Happened? / Man Tricks Girlfriend Into Prostitution In UAE (2) (3) (4)

(1) (2) (3) (Reply) (Go Down)

Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by sirlekzy: 2:16pm On Jun 02, 2018
BY @LEKZYOADED



A 35-year-old Nigerian man identified as Olukayode Ibrahim Lawal, was on Thursday indicted in Connecticut federal court, for reportedly tricking school districts across the country into sending him the personal information of thousands of workers and using it to file fraudulent tax returns.

The suspect who is in the U.S. on an expired visa according to prosecutors, went to America on Thanksgiving Day 2016, on a visitor’s visa but didn’t leave a week later as he was supposed to.

Lawal who allegedly committed the crimes a couple of months later, according to an arrest affidavit written by an FBI cybercrime investigator sent an email to a coastal Conneticut public school district employee that appeared to be from the school system’s superintendent. The email address was “superintendent.schools@aol.com.”

It was gathered that 100 “suspicious” 1040 forms were filed in the names of the school’s employees, including some who were owed refunds, the feds said. Three of the bunk refunds were processed, and $23,000 was dispensed from the IRS.

AJC reported that the IP address records showed that somoene at Lawal’s apartment in Smyrna had the sensitive information in email accounts. Another school district was duped and had 103 fake 1040s filed. A refund from one of those returns, totaling $4,207, was deposited into an account that had withdrawals in Marietta and Hiram. In another Connecticut district where 122 tax forms were filed in the scheme, Lawal made out with about $37,000 in tax refunds. .

Lawal also targeted school districts in Texas and Oklahoma, along with at least 11 businesses. He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for his wire fraud charges. The Nigerian man was arrested on May 9 following a federal criminal complaint at his residence. He appeared before a judge in Atlanta and was ordered detained pending his transfer to Connecticut.

John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, said the accused is charged with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. He also stressed that a complaint is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt.

Source: http://www.lekzyloaded.com.ng/news/nigerian-man-tricks-u-s-schools-into-giving-up-employee-tax-info

1 Like

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by African101(m): 2:29pm On Jun 02, 2018
One of those lazy youths

12 Likes

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by HallaDaTruth: 2:57pm On Jun 02, 2018
Name checkers time don come o

43 Likes 1 Share

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by muhammed50(m): 3:40pm On Jun 02, 2018
Afonja!

62 Likes 4 Shares

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by EzeNri(m): 4:37pm On Jun 02, 2018
Yoruba Moslem. Their Christians rarely get themselves involved in this kind of shits.

80 Likes 4 Shares

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by MANNABBQGRILLS: 6:38pm On Jun 02, 2018
Crime does not pay.
If you do the CRIME, ready to do the TIME.
Stop soiling the nation's name!!

I can see the youths that have been brainwashed by their corrupt politicians already....commenting!

9 Likes 1 Share

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by Unlimited22: 6:38pm On Jun 02, 2018
He's Nigerian. End. Of. Story.

8 Likes

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by maxiuc(m): 6:39pm On Jun 02, 2018
angry

Idiot you enter better country instead of you to hustle legit you are doing scam up and down

20,yrs small oooo

Increase the jail term

53 Likes 2 Shares

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by nairaman66(m): 6:39pm On Jun 02, 2018
Na wah!!
Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by bmxshop: 6:39pm On Jun 02, 2018
Long jail awaits u to dupe d IRS.

1 Like

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by MANNABBQGRILLS: 6:39pm On Jun 02, 2018
Unlimited22:
He's Nigerian. End. Of. Story.
God bless you.
Those tribalistic youths are something else.... BRAINWASHED souls!

17 Likes 4 Shares

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by OneCorner: 6:39pm On Jun 02, 2018
EzeNri:
Yoruba Moslem. Their Christians rarely get themselves involved in this kind of shits.

9 Likes 1 Share

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by Benekruku(m): 6:40pm On Jun 02, 2018
EzeNri:
Yoruba Moslem. Their Christians rarely get themselves involved in this kind of shits.


Have you eaten today?

13 Likes

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by olatade(m): 6:40pm On Jun 02, 2018
EzeNri:
Yoruba Moslem. Their Christians rarely get themselves involved in this kind of shits.




ode!

10 Likes

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by congorasta: 6:40pm On Jun 02, 2018
k
Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by OfficialRasheed: 6:40pm On Jun 02, 2018
Yoruba Muslims and crime are like Buhari and insecurity

33 Likes 4 Shares

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by Nobody: 6:40pm On Jun 02, 2018
shocked
Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by CanineOfJackal: 6:41pm On Jun 02, 2018
Unlimited22:
He's Nigerian. End. Of. Story.
He is a Yoruba man first before being a Nigerian

40 Likes 5 Shares

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by HonSuQMaDIQ(m): 6:42pm On Jun 02, 2018
grin
Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by BininKingdom: 6:42pm On Jun 02, 2018
Every Afonja in the United States is a fraud suspect

7 Likes

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by imitateMe(m): 6:42pm On Jun 02, 2018
This is only a charge, it is not yet an evidence of guilt.

1 Like

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by Nobody: 6:43pm On Jun 02, 2018
Ola.....
cry
Afonja and Aboki hybrid grin

18 Likes 2 Shares

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by juanjo2: 6:44pm On Jun 02, 2018
muhammed50:
Afonja!
ara ga agba ishi ya

1 Like

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by BininKingdom: 6:44pm On Jun 02, 2018
post=68119886:

God bless you.
Those tribalistic youths are something else.... BRAINWASHED souls!


You're a hypocrite

29 Likes 3 Shares

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by Nobody: 6:48pm On Jun 02, 2018
Otunba online, dem don catch am cheesy

19 Likes 1 Share

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by MadeInTokyo: 6:50pm On Jun 02, 2018
grin grin grin
Wire Wire

Jacuzzi to wa online

Oya Chache GBA owo,


2 Likes

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by ipobarecriminals: 6:50pm On Jun 02, 2018
sad bastard! he's one of the reason dem US government dey cancel/revoked visa.He's probably one of those goats wey go dey snap pictures prapra even b4 dey land there to show their village people. Anyway,I trust trump to toss his useless fraudulent lifestyle back to AJEGUNLE.

4 Likes

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by HoodBillionaire: 6:50pm On Jun 02, 2018
anything wire fraud
cashier check
employment
shopping
top up cc
classified
na always
afonja

una too like fraud

7 Likes 1 Share

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by Treasure17(m): 6:53pm On Jun 02, 2018
muhammed50:
Afonja!
Be careful.

1 Like 1 Share

Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by Gossiplover: 6:54pm On Jun 02, 2018
Better scammer
Re: Nigerian Man Tricks U.S Schools Into Giving Up Employee Tax Info by Dami12345: 6:57pm On Jun 02, 2018
EzeNri:
Yoruba Moslem. Their Christians rarely get themselves involved in this kind of shits.

Lol.
You have it backwards.
Wait oh, This is Nigeria everybody be criminal.

2 Likes

(1) (2) (3) (Reply)

Making Calls At Filling Stations Is Now A Crime — Police / Househelp Who Stole Employer's Car, $5000 And Other Valuables Nabbed In Lagos / The Origin Of The Ban On Spraying.

(Go Up)

Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health
religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket

Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 18
Disclaimer: Every Nairaland member is solely responsible for anything that he/she posts or uploads on Nairaland.