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RSN™ Scam News: $1.4 Million Nigerian Scammer Arrested In Turkey
A Nigerian Man Stole Over $1.4 Million Dollars From A Company Based In Denmark In A Business Scam
His Low-Level Gang Shut Down
A suspected Nigerian fraudster Otunba Cash has been arrested for scamming international companies after hacking into their emails.
According to many online reports, the suspect was arrested alongside gang members O. Popoola, AA Oyemade, AT Fajolu and BO Balogun.
Otunba Cash and his crew were apprehended following an investigation by the Turkish Cybercrime Department.
In May, Interpol reportedly alerted the authorities in Turkey about a breach in the security of a Turkish company based in Denmark.
More than $1.4 million was reportedly sent from the business to a front company in Turkey, believed to be connected with the suspects.
Living The Life Of Luxury:
Some Items Were Seized From The Group During A Police Raid Of Their Luxury Hotel Include:
- 17 mobile phones
- 15 sim cards
- 3 flash memory
- 4 computers
- 1 memory card
- $85k and €5k in cash
- Jewelry including: 5 necklaces, 3 bracelets, 2 handcuffs, 2 rings, 1 earring, Rolex watch
- Numerous crime documents
- A luxury car
Gallery Of Seized Items:
Accoding To One Report:
Nigerian suspected fraudster and CEO of Instanbul Entertainment, Otunba Cash, and his gang have been arrested during a sting operation in connection with a $1.4m e-mail scam in Turkey.
Trouble started for him when the Danish police sent a letter to Turkish Police Department on 9 May 2018, via Interpol, that an unauthorized access was made to one GM Plast company’s e-mail address. And that the company paid monies into some accounts in Turkey. Investigation by Turkish Cybercrime Department led to the arrest of Turkish ED, ZI and N.M, whose companies were used as fonts.
Further investigation then revealed that some Nigerians were the ones behind the scheme. Following the technical and physical follow-up, police conducted simultaneous operations in Istanbul on 18 October. Emanuel Aneke was eventually arrested in the luxury hotel he was staying with gang members O. Popoola, AA Oyemade, AT Fajolu and BO Balogun in Bağcılar.
Aneke was said to have hacked the emails of the big companies that made international trades, and then cloned payment advises. The group will then trick the companies into making payments into their font companies. While the luxury car used by Aneke was confiscated, 17 mobile phones, 15 sim cards, 3 flash memory, 4 computers, 1 memory card, $85k, €5k, 5 necklaces, 3 bracelets, 2 handcuffs, 2 rings, 1 earring, Rolex watch and numerous crime documents were recovered during the raid.
Arrest Photo Gallery:
More About Otunba Cash:
Nigerian big boy, Emanuel “Otunba Cash” Aneke , who is also the CEO of Instanbul Entertainment in Nigeria was recently arrested alongside his gang members O. Popoola, AA Oyemade, AT Fajolu and BO Balogun in Turkey for $1.4million scam in Denmark.
They are all accused of hacking international companies’ emails, learning about their business partners and then using duplicate websites to fraud them.
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- RSN™ Scam News: $1.4 Million Nigerian Scammer Arrested In Turkey
- A Nigerian Man Stole Over $1.4 Million Dollars From A Company Based In Denmark In A Business Scam
- Living The Life Of Luxury:
- Gallery Of Seized Items:
- Arrest Photo Gallery:
- Tell us about your experiences with Romance Scammers in our Scams Discussion Forum on Facebook »
- Please be sure to report all scammers HERE or on www.Anyscam.com
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