FBI-wanted scammer Oluwatosin forfeits house, cars, bags prison term
An FBI-wanted scammer, Emmanuel Adedeji Oluwatosin, was convicted on Tuesday by Justice M S. Sifawa of the Sokoto State High court sitting in Sokoto, over $150,000 internet fraud.
The charge reads, “that you Adedeji Emmanuel Oluwatosin, sometime between January and July 2019 at Sokoto within the jurisdiction of the Sokoto State High Court did steal the sum of $150, 000.00 (One Hundred and fifty Thousand Dollars) through wire funds transfer from multiple foreign victims by fraudulent intrusion into their retirement accounts domiciled in United States of America via internet and transferred the said sums into fraudulent business accounts created by you and you withdrew the said funds through ATM Cards and cashier cheques and you thereby committed the offence of Theft contrary to Section 274 of the Sokoto State Penal Code Law 2019 and punishable under Section 275 of the same Law”.
\Upon arraignment, Adedeji pleaded guilty to the charge.