Investigators say the trio posed as police officers and contacted cryptocurrency owners, claiming their accounts were under threat. They then instructed victims to transfer their digital assets into fake “safe police wallets,” which they controlled.
After collecting the funds, the men spent lavishly on luxury holidays to Thailand, Japan, Paris, Mykonos, the Maldives, and Seychelles. They also bought high end cars, designer clothing, Rolex watches, and expensive items from Harrods, Hermès, and Louis Vuitton. Police recovered £500,000 in cash during the investigation.
Ikenwe and Nwamma each received six years for conspiracy to commit fraud and five years for money laundering. Bashir was sentenced to three years and nine months for conspiracy to commit fraud and three years for money laundering.
The case began after a victim reported the scam in January 2025. Officers from the United Kingdom Metropolitan Police traced the group and brought them before the court.
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