--- title: "Nigerian Man Sentenced To Jail For Running A Scam Instagram Business Page  – SCARS™ SCAM NEWS" canonical: https://romancescamsnow.com/nigerian-man-sentenced-to-jail-for-running-a-scam-instagram-business-page-scarsrsn-scam-news/ type: post author: "SCARS Institute Editorial Team" published: 2019-04-20 modified: 2022-03-24 summary: "SCARS™ SCAM NEWS: Nigerian Man Sentenced To Jail It Was For Running A Scam Instagram Business Page According To The Nigerian press: Social media has been used as a platform by many entrepreneurs as a means of getting their good…" organization: "SCARS Institute - Encyclopedia of Scans - World's #1 Anti-Scam Website - Romance Scams NOW" organization_url: https://romancescamsnow.com/ llms: https://romancescamsnow.com/llms.txt --- # Nigerian Man Sentenced To Jail For Running A Scam Instagram Business Page  – SCARS™ SCAM NEWS # SCARS™ SCAM NEWS: Nigerian Man Sentenced To Jail ## It Was For Running A Scam Instagram Business Page According To The Nigerian press: > Social media has been used as a platform by many entrepreneurs as a means of getting their good and services to a wider audience. While many business owners have used the platform to run honest business, it is the complete opposite in the case of this Nigerian man. > A man who has been identified as Afolabi Ojo has been caught up by the law for running a fraudulent business page on Instagram and scamming unsuspecting customers. The man who had operated a fashion store on the social media platform called Best classic store was sent to jail after being convicted on a one-count charge that bordered on false representation and obtaining cash on the basis of false pretense. The man who had initially pleaded not guilty eventually changed his plea to being guilty on an amended one-count charge. > In a court sitting at the Federal High Court in Osogbo, Osun state, Justice Maureen Onyetenu convicted the man and handed him a six months jail sentence from the date of the conviction. > Ojo had also been made to put down an undertaken where he was charged to return the sum of N45,000 that had been falsely obtained from his unsuspecting victim under the guise of his fake fashion store. > The man had previously involved in an alleged case of internet fraud, after he was petitioned sometimes in June 2017. **SCARS™ Team** **A SCARS Division** **Miami Florida U.S.A.** **TAGS:** Scam News, News About Scams, News About Scammers, Global Scamming News, Nigeria, Nigerian Scammer, Sentenced To Joil, Scammer Arrested, --- END --- # MORE INFORMATION --- - - - ## Tell us about your experiences with Romance Scammers in our [Scams Discussion Forum on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/SCARS.Avoidance.Information.Public.Group/) » --- - - - ## FAQ: How Do You Properly Report Scammers? It is essential that law enforcement knows about scams & scammers, even though there is nothing (in most cases) that they can do. **Always report scams involving money lost or where you received money to:** 1. **Local Police** - ask them to take an "informational" police report - say you need it for your insurance 2. Your **National Police or FBI** ([www.IC3.gov](http://www.IC3.gov) ») 3. The **SCARS|CDN™ Cybercriminal Data Network - Worldwide Reporting Network** [HERE](https://www.romancescamsnow.com/how-to-report-scammers-fraudsters/) » or on [www.Anyscam.com](http://www.Anyscam.com) » This helps your government understand the problem, and allows law enforcement to add scammers on watch lists worldwide. --- - - - Visit our **NEW** Main SCARS Facebook page for much more information about scams and online crime: [www.facebook.com/SCARS.News.And.Information](http://www.facebook.com/SCARS.News.And.Information) » To learn more about SCARS visit [www.AgainstScams.org](http://www.AgainstScams.org) ## Please be sure to report all scammers [HERE](https://www.romancescamsnow.com/how-to-report-scammers-fraudsters/) » or on [www.Anyscam.com](http://www.Anyscam.com) » ## **Legal Notices: ** All original content is Copyright © 1991 - 2020 SCARS All Rights Reserved Worldwide & Webwide. Third-party copyrights acknowledge. SCARS, RSN, Romance Scams Now, SCARS|WORLDWIDE, SCARS|GLOBAL, SCARS, Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams, Society of Citizens Against Romance Scams, SCARS|ANYSCAM, Project Anyscam, Anyscam, SCARS|GOFCH, GOFCH, SCARS|CHINA, SCARS|CDN, SCARS|UK, SCARS Cybercriminal Data Network, Cobalt Alert, Scam Victims Support Group, are all trademarks of Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Incorporated. Contact the law firm for the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Incorporated by email at legal@AgainstScams.org