U.S. court sentences Nigerian man to 10 years in prison over $20 million fr+ud
A Nigerian man called Babatunde Francis Ayeni (33), has been sentenced to 10 years in U.S. federal prison for a cyber fr+ud scheme that amounted to $20 million from hundreds of people across the United States.
Babatunde and his friends used phishing emails and links to compromise real estate companies’ business transactions. They were hijacking money from clients ready to make payments.
Once a victim’s email is compromised Babatunde Francis Ayeni would monitor communications to identify a buyer preparing to make a payment.
Ayeni and his co-conspirators would then impersonate the real estate professional via email, sending new wire transfer instructions leading to accounts they controlled.
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According to the US government, over 400 people lost their money to the sc@m while 231 could not get back their money after Babatunde and his team were caught.
In 2023 alone, the total amount of money of victims scammed with email spamming totaled $2.9 billion in the United States.
Reactions from Babatunde Francis Ayeni arrest
@__arike_adey
Atp I’m not surprised anymore if we keep getting blocked after telling our clients that we are Nigerians. See this!!! I don’t think it’s ever going to stop
@A_Oba1
Why are Nigerians abroad tarnishing our image??
This is so shocking
@Officialastic
Just 10 years? Shey you no go like consider fr@ud like this bro?
@Emi_bibe
Shey na this type Amazon dey find. These things are happening on a daily basis across nations
@EzePhilip01
Are you sure you didn’t make a mistake with his name because he looks like Igbo ……
They are hiding their heads
