Operatives of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC through its
Facebook page announced the conviction of an internet fraudster popularly regarded as ‘Yahoo Boy’ for a paltry sum of $250.
A Federal High Court, sitting in Benin-City,
Edo State has convicted and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment one Collins Osadolor alias Albert Lin.
Osadolor was first arraigned by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on 13 November, 2015 on a three count charge bordering on possession of fraudulent document containing false pretenses.
Specifically, he defrauded an American lady, identified as Karry the sum of $250 (Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars) which he
admitted and refunded.
Upon his arraignment, the convict pleaded not guilty to the charge, but later changed.his plea to ‘guilty’’.
Justice P. I. Ajoku consequently convicted
Osadolor and sentenced him to 18 months imprisonment without an option of fine. One of the count read:
“Collins Osadolor alias Albert Lim on or
about the 27th of August 2015 in Benin
City, Edo State within the jurisdiction of
this Honourable Court had in your
possession in your email inbox folder a
fraudulent document containing a false
pretence dated 5th August 2015 with the
subject: ‘Re: Hello’ which you knew to be
false pretence and thereby committed an
offence contrary to section 6 of the
Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related
Offences Act 2006 and punishable under
section 1(3) of the same Act”.
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