The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a suspected teenage internet fraudster, Tobechukwu Igbokwe, and his accomplice, Ifeanyi Obi for allegedly defrauding an American of $40 million.
The suspects, who were arraigned before Justice Lawal of a Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, on a 12-count charge bordering on forgery, conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretences contrary to Sections 8(a) and 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act No. 14 of 2006, were remanded in prison custody pending their bail hearing.
Igbokwe, 19-year-old secondary school leaver, was alleged to have duped his victims, many of them foreigners, of huge sums through the internet under fraudulent guises.
Silva was made to believe that Igbokwe and his accomplice had a huge inheritance that they wanted to move to a foreign account for safekeeping.
The victim was asked to send money to “process” the transfer and in the process, he wired $40 million in installments through Western Union Transfer to Igbokwe and Obi.
Other victims
Igbokwe also confessed that he had duped other foreigners among them a Tommy Bedwell, who lost $6,000 to him and Richard Hunt, $15,000.
One of the charges against Igbokwe and Obi read: “Tobechukwu Igbokwe (alias David Prince, alias John Emma, sometimes in the month of October 2011 in Lagos, within the Ikeja Judicial Division, with intent to defraud, obtained $800, $700, $200, $400, $200, $300, $500, $500, $500, $200 (totaling $5,500).
“Which sum you obtained separately from Michael Silva of the United States of America under false pretence that the money represent part payment for processing inheritance funds due him as
a beneficiary of the fund and which pretence you knew was false.”
When the charges were read to them, the defendants pleaded not guilty.
EFCC counsel, Fadeke Giwa prayed the court for a trial date and to remand the accused persons in prison custody.
However, counsel to the first defendant, D. A. Omougbai, asked for a short date to file his bail application.
Also, counsel to the second defendant, D. A. Eimuejel, prayed the court to accept the bail application he filed on behalf of his client.
Justice Akapo, however, adjourned the matter till December 3 and ordered that the defendants be remanded in Kirikiri Maximum Prison, Lagos. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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EFCC you people are big fool,what of government people ??????
ReplyDeleteDose Americans are 2 greedy
DeleteWhat amazes me is how these so called foreigners were made to believe that these fraudsters had inheritance that they wanted to transfer abroad. I want to believe that they(foreigners) themselves are greedy.
ReplyDeleteI didn't say what they did is right, but why should they put fraud suspect in KiriKiri Maximum Prison ???? What of Stella Oduah ? and others stealing public funds ?
ReplyDeleteNa wa for our Justice System oooooo. Stupid & Daft Judges.
i don't see a connect between the captioned $40m and the charge wihich said $5500...naija journalism.
ReplyDeleteYes o second anonymous! In short any greedy person should get what he/she bargained for. No sympathy here for those greedy foreigners!
ReplyDeletePlease these fraudsters are the people giving nigerians a bad name. Just last month a U.S senator implied that we are a nation of internet scammer and everyone barated him for it, what will they say after this story? Imagine robbing someone of 40 million dollars, will that person ever hold regard for a nigerian again? Even if he or she makes that money beack and wants to invest, will they ever come to nigeria? Let's all help the government to put these people benind bars!
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DeleteFool that's what you are
DeleteThis is crap, simple.. Stella, Odili, Atiku, and the likes have stolen larger sums and are still very much free.. Our Judicual system is totally flawed..
ReplyDeleteAll those people who stole used the money for something at least, go to anambra and see how they are praising oduah, she made schools, gave them water, helped them! And she stole 1 million dollars, this one that stole 40 million?! What did he use it for? If he had set up a bussiness or somethin productive instead of flexing it would they have caught him! He should go to jail.
DeleteWere they given the time...pls.keep.quiet
DeleteMay God destroy the useless EFCC.let them prosecute oil subsidy scammers nd govt officials.leave boys alone .it is govt that push boiz to all these.whyen u finish no work,what point of going to useless schs.the fucking foreigners r greedy.
ReplyDeleteHello All, The issue is not about public office holders who are corrupt, if this boys are not stopped they will use the money if they continue this way to rigg elections and hold public offices. It has to be stopped from this stage. Check every corrupt public office holder very well and see if he has not been doing it for long unnoticed and unchecked.
ReplyDeleteGo and arrest Aviation minister animals
ReplyDeleteConfirm,go and arrest Dimeji Bankole and other stupid political post holders that have scammed us,What did you gain from subsidy idiot?
ReplyDeleteOnly God will punish our leaders... Why exposing this people...? You've arrested them fine... Do your investigation and proscute them on a low ground.... How many time have you ever see this foreigner make any publication about fraud and arrest they do about their own sons and daughters... Nigerian leaders are such a fool..... They are spoiling the image of Nigerians thinking they are doing good job.. Rubbish... Ogun, sanpona, oya, olode, ati beebee loo... Lo ma pa awon leaders naija
ReplyDeleteOloriburuku ni awon leaders wa ni Nigeria yiooo, leave boiz aloneeeeeee haaaaaa.
ReplyDeleteI WILL NEVER SUPPORT THIS SHITS EFCC ARE DOING.. ITS A TOTAL RUBBISH.. DISTURB GAME BOYS FROM MAKING MONEY LIKE SAY UNA GIVE THEM WORK TO DO. IMAGINE A GRADUTE READIN NEWS PAPER EVERYDAY IN SEARCH OF JOB. U GUYS CANT TACKLE THE GOVERNMENTS WHO ARE STEALING FROM OUR VERY OWN MONEY. NA SMALL BOYS WEY DE TAKE MONEY WEY NO BE 9JA OWN NA EM UNA WAN KILL UNA BLOODYSEF OVER THEM. FREE BOYS JARE.. BASTARDS.
ReplyDeletePoliticians at all level are stealing billions of dollar.... just the one wey somebodi hustle via internet e wan go jail for... Nigeria take am easy...
ReplyDeleteo God EFCC una dey mad oo una leave wetin una supose do go dey do anoda thing.....make una free yahoo boys jare ah wetin..,,..mtew
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ReplyDeleteI am an Black American I want you to know that at one time we supported you and looked up to you but you have become a DISGRACE to BLACK PEOPLE the WORLD OVER and the lame excuses you are using to explain this LOW LIFE Behavior of these Scammers will not be forgotten, Remeber your children will reap the harvest you are planting.
ReplyDeleteU ar a stupid black american God punish ur family idiot
ReplyDeleteWatever u do leaves a trail.. Dnt give excuses 4 ur sin
ReplyDeleteEfcc na God go punish una, wen person dey wrk una no c am make e con reap wetin e don sow una con catch am. Na sango go kill all our government
ReplyDeleteEfcc na God go punish una, wen person dey wrk una no c am make e con reap wetin e don sow una con catch am. Na sango go kill all our government
ReplyDeleteok. so EFCC is the kill game right? chill dudes lets reason together...... do you guys suppport this act? if yes why>>>
ReplyDeleteP.S ... no one should be be above the law.
ReplyDeletelol make god help us (NIG) so that we can leave all this fork up make (USA) self see us as boss them too should scammed us
ReplyDeletegood if those boy are no doing scamming another country they will have been even killing top man in there country or stole there self or those government
ReplyDeleteEfcc,Npf and the so called Nigerian judges,na God go punish una for disturbing the husslers,Boys are on sleepless nights and restless days on daily basis hussling to make ends meet nd u guys r still disturbing,may thunder fire all of una,political officials,Oil/Gas sections fraudsters are there you does absolute nothing to the theft,corruption and money laundering of their acts,u are here chasing innocent boys all over,abi una think say its easy to make money like that,na thunder go fire una once again...Gee boys ride on jare...hussle,loyalty,respect
ReplyDeleteYes given Nigeria, Ghana very bad name.these gangs all need to be busted, and their connections all over the world..
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Enter your comment...All work without a play make mr jack a dol man.allow guys to be happy let make friends with foreigners.
ReplyDeleteFuck U All Politician And Govt Dogs, EFCC Aye Yin Ma Baje Ni O! Bustin Boyz Anyhow Sotey SARS Gan No Dy Pursue Thief Dem Again Na G Dem Dy Reason ,, Na God Go Punish Una!
ReplyDeletefuck una , una give naija boys work abi , when una say make dey no hustle for demself ? idiot and useless govt we those guys r taken back what the white stole from us in the past no mercy and moreover they fall victim cos they are greedy and selfish set of uncivilized fool they form white cos of there skin color , ogun kill nigeria law efforcement agency una no see politians to hold
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