Court convicts Bright Osiagbovo over $1,900 love scam
Admin l Thursday, March 21, 2019
JABI, Abuja, Nigeria – A Federal High Court sitting in Jabi, today convicted Idunwoyi Bright Osaigbovo before on a two-count charge bordering on love scam. He was arrainged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission before Justice D.Z. Senchi.
Osaigbovo was alleged to have fraudulently obtained money from two Caucasian women, Ms. Helen and Kathy Jackson by posing online as William Robert, a Caucasian Engineer. He pretended to be in a love relationship with both women which made them trust him.
As time went on, he obtained the total sum of $1,900 in Bitcoins from his targets.
One of the counts reads: “That you, Idunwoyi Bright Osaigbovo, sometimes in 2018 in Abuja within the judicial division of the honourable court represented that you were WILLIAM ROBERT a male Caucasian Engineer with email; [email protected] and obtained the sum of $700 from one Helen on two occasions from one Kathy Jackson in Bitcoin in the guise of being in a romantic relationship with her and hereby committed an offence under Section 322 of the Penal Code.”
He pleaded “guilty” to the charges. Following his plea, Justice Senchi convicted him and sentenced him to one month in prison with an option of fine of N25,000 as a first time offender. He further ordered that the proceed of the crime should be forfeited to the Federal Government for onward refund to the victims.
