ETIM EFFIONG
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Command, on November 16, 2021 secured the conviction of two fraudsters before Justice S.B. Belgore of the FCT High Court, Bwari Abuja for cyber-related fraud
Stanley Okereke and Ngene Daniel were convicted after they pleaded guilty to the charge brought against them by the EFCC.
Okereke was said to have created a fake Facebook account and posed as James Mason, a Caucasian American to fraudulently obtain $1025 (one thousand and twenty-five United States dollars) from Sonia Chicaroni on the pretext that they were in a romantic relationship.
In the same vein, Ngene deceitfully received $600 (six hundred United States dollars) from his victim, Benita Ollisson, an American citizen over a phoney romantic relationship.
He also created a phoney Facebook account as Scott Wells, a Dutch, and pretended to be in a relationship with Ollisson.
Justice Belogore sentenced them to two months in prison with an option of N100,000 fine each.
