One Naija man Babatunde Ayeni don receive 10 years jail time for Yahoo-Yahoo activity. Him dey involved in big cyber fraud wey target over 400 people for US, and dem lose almost $20 million.
Babatunde Ayeni wey be 33 years old, plead guilty to wire fraud conspiracy for April 2024. Him and him accomplices, Feyisayo Ogunsanwo and Yusuf Lasisi, dey operate from UK and UAE.
33-year-old Babatunde Francis Ayeni, a Nigerian in UK, was sentenced to 10 years for a BEC (yahoo) targeting real estate in US.
Feyisayo Ogunsanwo and Yusuf Lasisi are currently outside the US (most likely in Nigeria)@Princemoye1 @PoliceNG @BenHundeyin FYA#KillAPCOrYouWillDie pic.twitter.com/Fg3iPtOcYn— #OfficeOfTheNigerianCitizen (@kcemenike) November 12, 2024
How Babatunde Ayeni and co take commit the wire fraud
Dem dey send phishing emails with bad code to real estate agents, lawyers, and title companies for US. Once dem get access to email accounts, dem go monitor transactions and intercept payments.
Consequences
231 victims no recover their money, totaling $19,599,969.46. Ayeni’s sentence serve as warning to others wey dey involve in cyber crime.
Lesson
Make una careful when dem send una email with wiring instructions, especially during real estate transactions.
