Sultan Anifowoshe, son of veteran
Fuji musician, Kwam 1, has been arrested in the United States along with 8
other Nigerians as the Justice Department conducts an international
investigation into “romance scams” and “mystery shopper” schemes that made victims
lose at least $2 million over the past two years.
Law enforcement identified
internet-enabled fraud schemes carried out by alleged conspirators in the US
and Nigeria through the Chicago-based investigation, “Operation Gold Phish”.
Nine defendants including KWAM
1’s son, 26-year-old Sultan Omogbadebo Anifowoshe were arrested in Illinois.
Others are Daniel Samuel Eta, 35, Babatunde Ladehinde Labiyi, 20, Barnabas
Oghenerukevwe Edjieh, 29, Babatunde Ibraheem Akarigidi, 39, Miracle Ayokunle
Okunola, 21, Olurotimi Akitunde Idowu, 55.
Adewale Anthony Adewumi, 27, was
arrested in Texas, and Olaniyi Adeleye Ogungbaiye, 26, aka DonChiChi, was
arrested in Lagos, Nigeria.
According to the affidavit, The
group of alleged fraudsters are said to channel the funds into their personal
bank accounts or overseas, often Nigeria.
At least three times, the money
was used to pay for vehicles on behalf of a Nigerian car company owned by one
of the defendants. The charge in the complaint carries a maximum sentence of 20
years in prison.
In addition to the romance and
mystery shopper schemes, the complaint accuses the conspirators of engaging in
various other cyber-enabled scams, including investment and employment
frauds. The conspirators also defrauded
victims by targeting corporate email accounts, the complaint states.
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