- Nigerian big boy Samson Olugbenga Oyekunle has been nabbed and arrested in the US over a case of fraud
- The 34-year-old also known as Evertipsysmiley moved to the United States on a student's visa
- He started carrying out Business Email Compromise (BEC) fraud and reportedly earned over N293.2m between 2016 and 2017
- The culprit has been tried and charged to 63 months in federal prison
Nigerian big boy Samson Olugbenga Oyekunle has been charged to serve sentence in prison in United States following several Business Email Compromise (BEC) fraud schemes he conspired in.
According to the United States Department of Justice, Oyekunle resided in Houston illegally after gaining entrance into the United States with a student's visa. The 34-year-old who lived a lavish lifestyle was said to have conducted BEC fraud schemes running into N293.2 million between 2016 and 2017.
On April 20, U.S. District Judge Melinda Harmon ordered Oyekunle to serve 63 months in federal prison. Olugbenga is to face deportation after serving the entirety of his sentence in the United States.
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During the proceedings, a victim spoke before the court as to how Oyekunle's actions enormously affected him and his law practice. Judge Harmon then ordered the culprit to pay restitution to the victims he defrauded.
Nigerian big boy Samson Olugbenga Oyekunle tried and jailed for BEC fraud in the US Source: Instagram story, Evertipsysmiley
Evertipsysmiley as he is known was said to have cupped in millions between January 1, 2016 and February 2, 2016. He would open bank accounts with fake passports and succeeded in opening several bank accounts in several financial institutions including, Wells Fargo Bank, Bank of America, Chase Bank, Capital One Bank and First National Bank of Texas.
Evertipsy has a total of successful 30 fraudulent transfers under his belt which raked in over N293.2 million.
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The BEC scheme is a sophisticated illegal money getting fraud which targets companies that perform frequent wire transfers. It is done by compromising legitimate business e-mail accounts through social engineering or computer intrusion techniques to conduct unauthorized transfers of funds.
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