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Friday, August 23, 2019

Nigerian Man Fisayo Abiodun Oluwafemi Pleads Guilty To 11 Counts Of Email Scam Running Into Millions Of Dollars...

A Nigerian, Fisayo Abiodun Oluwafemi, has been charged with $1.4m fraud in Australia. He stands accused of dealing with more than $1.4 million in proceeds of crime from email scams targeting several businesses.






The Nigerian also helped to disperse money from the scams while he lived at Villawood detention centre in Sydney’s west.

Oluwafemi, 44, pleaded guilty on Thursday to 11 charges including nine counts of knowingly dealing with proceeds of crime. This was after he was arrested by the NSW Police Cybercrime squad on September 2018.

Police had launched Strike Force Woolana to investigate Oluwafemi and six others over a series of “business email compromise” scams. The scams involved somehow gaining access to the email account of a legitimate business.

The email infiltrator would then find invoices. Thereafter, he would use the information in them to request business payments into a new bank account.

Money deposited in that account was then withdrawn or transferred overseas.

Oluwafemi dealt with proceeds of crime after a series of individuals and businesses were targeted. This includes a company which owns land leased to a company named ‘7-Eleven‘ in the Melbourne suburb of Hallam.

An unknown person, posing as an employee of the landowner, emailed 7-Eleven on August 1, 2018, asking for the lease to be paid into a different account.

7-Eleven paid $464,977.06 the same day. Of that, $115,000 was transferred to another account. This was changed to US dollars and ultimately moved to Nigeria.

A Queensland law firm, a computer software company, and a father and son were among others to fall prey to the scam.

According to court documents, Oluwafemi and others acted on the instruction of other people based overseas when they coordinated how to distribute the money from the email scams.

Before he was detained at Villawood, Oluwafemi accompanied his de facto partner to a car dealership at Artarmon on March 8, 2017, where she bought a $58,000 Range Rover Evoque with the proceeds from a fraudulent bank account.

From detention, Oluwafemi then used three mobile phones to open 19 bank accounts using seven stolen identities.

He communicated with others on WhatsApp to tell them when money had been transferred into the accounts. Subsequently, the money was then withdrawn.

According to agreed facts, police have been able to recover $915,989.60 from the $1,425,653.76 proceeds of crime in which Oluwafemi dealt.

When Oluwafemi is sentenced, a further five charges will be taken into account. This includes three counts of dealing with identification information with the intent to commit an indictable offence, and one count of participating in a criminal group.

The Nigerian will face the District Court in Sydney on August 30.
from 1stnews.com

21 comments:

  1. There its goes again... So pathetic and worrisome that nothing is left for the already battered image of the country. Early this week it was Obinwanne and today it's Oluwafemi. So disgraceful.

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    1. Dem don shift go Australia? Nigerians crooks will soon destroy there as they have done in other parts of the world.

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    2. Come to think Australia is where I have been looking unto for visa. This criminals just want to spoil things for us.

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  2. These kinds of heartless criminals if caught, na firing squad them suppose day use spray them bullets till they die. Giving Nigerians a bad name. They are worse than Anini

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    1. Eessah, what do you suggest for those who loot our common Treasury. Or are they not also scammers who, instead of using it to provide social amenities, they divert the fund to private use. The image of Naija has been battered abroad partly by these internet fraudsters and Naija polithievc

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  3. This scam thing is getting too much ia really eating deep into us

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  4. Yahoo boys won't know peace wallahi. All of them. Their enjoyment is for a short period of time before they start paying severely for their crimes

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  5. Hmmm Nigeria my country. When will we ever get it right 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

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  6. This is plain wickedness, how can you be this callous to rid people of their hard earned money. Thank God this not nigeria where people would be shouting leave them alone, yahoo, Yahoo is not a crime and blablabla.....

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    1. My dear, you can say that again, sick lots.

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  7. Everyday for the thief one day for the owner

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  8. Everyday for the thief one day for the owner

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  9. Sometimes I just wonder if relatives even try at all to discourage or advice their people who are into this crimes. We all have a part to play and not just leaving them to glory in this evil while I we also enjoy the CURSED money without any empathy for the victims. A guy in one of the Asian countries was asking for my dsughter's hand in marriage. He used to be respectful, obedient to hid parents and all that but he travelled out n joined the bandwagon. Ha! During investigation we found out and called IT off despite all entreaties from him and his people. Of course I told the the reason and was even surprised that they knew. God have mercy! Agaghim erijuo afo dachie uzo!!

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    1. You are a good mother, God will bless you and keep you alive for your children, amen. Not everyone is moved by money, I am impressed.

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    2. Because if you talk, they call you a hater. Besides, elders will be the first to gather, extol and give them titles while pastors call it blessing from above. Yoruba lady for that matter.

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  10. This is all shade of wrong, these criminals should stop making life difficult for their fellow Nigerians, we are all suffering from this bad image; one way or the other.

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  11. You know what I am seeing?
    The girl/girls preparing for wedding by December.
    😒😒😒😒😒

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  12. Until you're caught, everybody is a saint.. Those making comments here are not left out..

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    1. Hope you're not one and waiting to be caught? I canoot open my eyes and encourage my children to swindle people of their hard earned money, plus the curse that will follow us. God forbid!

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  13. This is getting out of hand pls God help this nation,the Bible says righteousness exalt a nation but sin is a reproach to a people.Nigeria people let is be prayerfull and watchful,these lazy youth are giving is a bad names

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  14. This guy was a classmate who graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering 16yrs ago. He was smart but always wanted the fast lane to wealth. He achieved a lot with this fraud business and the wife was fully involved as well.
    I wish he made a better choice. He had the opportunity that many wanted (to leave Nigeria) but blew it.

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