Nigerian allegedly involved in online love scams nabbed in KL

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Nigerian allegedly involved in online love scams nabbed in KL
By Hetty Musfirah | Posted: 12 April 2012 1753 hrs

SINGAPORE: A Nigerian man has been arrested for a spate of Internet love scams last year.

The 32-year-old was nabbed in Kuala Lumpur on Monday and extradited to Singapore on Wednesday.

In the cases reported to police, the culprits will first befriend their female victims through online dating and social networking sites.

Over time, the culprits will develop a "love relationship" with their victims and make promises to visit Singapore.

On their supposed date of arrival, the victims are informed that they'd been detained at the checkpoint.

The victims will then be asked to remit money to specified bank accounts to secure their release.

The Nigerian suspect will be charged in court on Friday for cheating.

A court order will also be sought to remand him for further investigations.

Singapore has also expressed its gratitude to the Royal Malaysian Police for its cooperation in the arrest.

Police also remind the public to remain vigilant against such scams.

- CNA/cc

 

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Internet love scam man charged with cheating woman

Published on Apr 13, 2012

A Nigerian was charged in court on Friday with cheating a woman of $3,500 with three others in an Internet love scam. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

By Elena Chong

A Nigerian was charged in court on Friday with cheating a woman of $3,500 with three others in an Internet love scam.

Akibon Michael Mayokun, 32, is alleged to have cheated Ms Hatijah Latif of the amount via bank transfer to a designated POSB account on Nov 17, 2011.

Akibon, who allegedly committed the offence with Adesuyi Oluwole, Siti Nordiah Ahmad and Siti Iyani Mohd Hadini, was extradited here from Malaysia on Wednesday, two days after his arrest in Kuala Lumpur.

If convicted, he faces a jail term of up to 10 years and a fine.

Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

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Nigerian man in Internet love scam acquitted of money laundering

By Elena Chong
The Straits Times
Thursday, Sep 27, 2012

A Nigerian man accused of an Internet love scam has been cleared of a money laundering charge.

Mr Akibon Michael Mayokun, 33, a student in Malaysia, had claimed trial here to an amended charge of abetting Siti Ilyani Mohd Hadim and Siti Nordiah Ahmad in a conspiracy to acquire benefits from criminal conduct last December in Malaysia.

Read the full story in The New Paper on Thursday (Sept 27).