Three Nigerian men between the age of 30 and 45 have been sentenced to 235 years in prison

- The convicts were arrested over online scam

- The three have reportedly duped unsuspecting people of tens of millions of dollars

Three Nigerian men arrested for their involvement in online scam have been sentenced to several years in prison by a court in Mississippi, United States.

The men have reportedly made millions of dollars from duping unsuspecting people through the internet.

NAIJ.com learnt that 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

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, NAN reports

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From left to right: Rasaq Raheem, Oladimeji Seun Ayelotan, Femi Alexander Mewase
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.

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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.

Meanwhile, Canadian authorities have showcased the expensive lifestyles of four Canada-based Nigerians who are alleged fraudsters.

Reports claim that 45-year old Adedayo Ogundana (also known as Oladipupo Ogund), 37-year-old Adekunle Johnson Omitiran, 44-year-old Duro Akintola (also known as Michie Noah) and 47-year-old Emmanuel Salako (also known as Gee Sala

https://www.naij.com/1106805-3-nigerian-scammers-jailed-235-years-united-states.html

THE governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2015 election in Rivers
State, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, said on Tuesday that the State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike,
had foreknowledge of the Supreme Court ruling before it was eventually delivered.
Peterside also accused the State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, of promoting violence by
making inciting comments.
He also claimed that while the Supreme Court ruling in favour of Wike was delivered at about
6.20pm, the Peoples Democratic Party and Wike supporters went into wild celebration around
9am.
The former APC governorship candidate, who made this remarks while speaking with newsmen
in Port Harcourt explained that “credible information confirmed” that Wike confessed to some
persons that he (Wike) met with some of the justices of the Supreme Court in Mbaise, Owerri,
Dubai and Saudi Arabia respectively.
Peterside added that the governor had at a thanksgiving service in Port Harcourt claimed that
former governor of the state, Dr. Peter Odili and his wife, Justice Mary Odili, were his
(Wike) advisers.
He described the ruling of the Supreme Court on the Rivers governorship election as a product
of compromise and an orchestrated contrivance to legalise electoral violence and rigging.
“Credible information confirmed that Nyesom Wike had earlier confessed to some persons of
having met one of the Justices of the Supreme Court in Mbaise during an important burial,
another at Owerri in a hotel and yet others in Dubai and Saudi Arabia respectively.
“These Justices were in the panel that decided the matter in Wike’s favour. The most striking
revelation by Nyesom Wike is contained in his account at the thanksgiving service last
Sunday.
“He obviously stunned his audience and the watching world when he confessed that when it
came to the Judges, Dr. Peter Odili and the wife Justice Mary Odili (a Justice of the Supreme
Court) were his advisers.
“It is therefore obvious that the decision of the Supreme Court on the Rivers State Election was
not a product of justice but rather a product of compromise and orchestrated contrivance to
legalise electoral violence and rigging and, in turn, reward injustice. This calls for serious
introspection by our Judiciary and judicial officers.
“For the records, in his speech at the church service, Gov. Nyesom Wike probably forgot that
he was on live telecast when he stated, ‘Let me thank our former governor, Dr. Peter Odili
[husband of Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili]. He will call me midnight to tell me what to
do….he will say ‘go so so place.’ I took all his advice, and here we are today’.
“This shocking confession needs no further explanation except for you and other decent
Nigerians to further make your fair conclusions,” Peterside said.
On the alleged incitement by WIke, Peterside decried the governor’s threat to the lives of
officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission ahead of the State and National
Assembly rerun elections.
He added that the governor exhibited unconscionable indiscretion by warning INEC officials
would be treated like armed robbers if they attempted to rig the election.
Peterside, however, told Wike to stop insulting President Muhammadu Buhari, adding that the
governor portrayed himself as someone that was lacking respect and character of being a
Councillor, let alone a state governor.
He also advised the governor not to disparage the Nigerian military by referring to them as
Boko Haram soldiers.
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2muchopoTBdope:

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