Sidney Morning Herald: Nigerian police arrest online scammer

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Nigerian police arrest online scammer
A man has been arrested in Nigeria in connection with the defrauding of a West Australian woman.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said that Omokoh was arrested on the 28th of January in Nigeria, without saying the location of the arrest. A graduate who attended the University of Ibadan, in the south-west of the country, will be brought before court for extradition proceedings, a spokesman said.
The EFCC said Omokoh had given "useful" information and "efforts are being made to track his accomplices".
It is believed that Omokoh had 30 fake online profiles.

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IMHO, 30 fake profiles is quite a low number that one Nigerian scammer might "run"...

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All this news was heard on local talk back radio this morning.

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The Australian woman sent 90k AUD to him to Nigeria over four years and met him personally in Johannesburg in 2010. Probably the top reason why it is "newsworthy" is that she has died in connection with this online dating scam

"The South African police, which is investigating the mysterious death, are suspicious that Omokoh has a hand in the demise of Jacobs," the EFCC said.

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Yes Frumpy that is correct. All this came about because the AFP instigated the investigation when news of possible foul play became public knowledge. After all this time, apparently the police are still awaiting toxicology reports!

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A Senior Detective of Western Australia’s Major Fraud Squad said they were supplying African counterparts with financial information to help with their interrogation.
Omokoh is being interviewed in regards to his use of numerous online profiles to defraud multiple people globally.
It has been revealed Omokoh has 32 online profiles in different names, and each of those have been used to engage with women online. The Fraud Squad are concentrating on cracking open the network of people around the world.