Odeyemi Oluwaseun, a 23-year-old fake Spiritualist don receive one-year prison sentence for internet fraud and obtaining money under false pretenses by a Kwara State High Court in Ilorin.
Him get di prosecution by the Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on two counts of fraud and impersonation.
Odeyemi Oluwaseun: How the fake Spiritualist duped people
Oluwaseun impersonate a female Spiritualist using di alias “Lord Hill” and an Instagram account, “_Visions_by_Tendo_12”, to deceive two victims to send gift cards worth $7,700 in exchange for purported spiritual services to restore their romantic relationships.
Dis na typical Yahoo Boy behaviour, and e dey good day dem catch am.
Him claim say him fit “diabolically influence” their ex-partners to return, but na all scam. Di victims, Bose and Schneider Alina, send $3,200 and $4,500 respectively, based on Oluwaseun’s false promises.
Kwara Court Jails Internet ‘Spiritualist’, for claiming he could make his victim’s ex-husband return and committing Internet fra¥d pic.twitter.com/bZYPxsHySS
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The evidence against the fake Spiritualist
Di prosecution present evidence, including Oluwaseun’s confessional statements, $1,000 cash, an iPhone 15, and a 2008 Toyota Camry wey dem recover from am.
Presiding Judge Justice Abdulgafar sentence am to six months’ suspended imprisonment on each count and order di forfeiture of him recovered assets to di federal government.
The lessons to learn
Di lesson to learn from dis case be say, internet fraud no be small thing, and di law go catch up with you if you try am.
Oluwaseun think say him fit use fake online profiles to exploit vulnerable victims, but now him dey regret am. Di EFCC dey work hard to combat internet fraud in Kwara State, and dem don secure several convictions in recent years.
The warning to others
Dis case be warning to others wey dey think say dem fit use internet fraud to make money. Di law no go spare you, and you go face di consequences of your actions. Oluwaseun’s case be example of how di law go catch up with you if you try to dupe people online.
