A Nigerian Twitter Influencer and businessman has arrested a suspected internet fraudster aka Yahoo Boy for impersonating him.
He found out that the suspect created a duplicate version of his Twitter account and was using it to defraud unsuspecting people.
The guy known as @_spiriituaL drew people’s attention to the fact that he was operating a fake account with his name and urged them not to fall victim.
He wrote; “@_spiriiituaL🦉 This is a fake account. Do not fall victim.“
This is him on telegram.
You can pay him a visit with the username. pic.twitter.com/GvJR66BOIe— 🦉 🧘🏽♂️spirituaL🧘🏽♂️ (@_spiriituaL) February 8, 2023
The CEO of Spirit Group eventually carried out a private investigation and was able to uncover the true identity of the imposter.
He shared photos of the alleged Yahoo Boy on Twitter and later posted a video of police arresting him at a hotel.
Similarly, CorrectNG reported that the Kwara state police command arrested a 23-year-old student of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Awoleye Joshua Oliwatofunmi for allegedly swindling an African-American lady, Vonapolous Moss.
The victim, who is from the state of Indiana in America was allegedly lured to Ilorin by Awoleye, a suspected internet fraudster.
Police said the suspect pretended to be an American citizen while chatting with Moss to get her to visit Nigeria. Awoloeye was paraded in Ilorin on Friday at the state police command headquarters.
Addressing the press, the Commissioner, Paul Odama said; “Preliminary investigation revealed that Awoleye, who is a suspected internet fraudster, presented himself to the victim on TikTok, a social media platform as an American by the name Howard Adams and ripped her of about 1,000 US dollars.
“The suspect later took a step further by luring the victim to fly into Nigeria on January 9,2023 through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, in Lagos, after which she flew into Ilorin the next day and was received by the suspect.”
Odama further explained that the suspect also deceitfully took an unspecified amount of dollars from the victim before she was rescued by men of the police force.
He also said the necessary authorities have been informed of the matter and appropriate action will be taken.
The commissioner added; “The rescued victim has been moved to secure custody by the state police command pending her return trip to the United States of America.”
He vowed to ensure justice prevails to serve as deterrent to would-be criminals in the business of cyber fraud which he lamented has dented the image of the country.
