£5m Internet crime: The extravagant lifestyle of Godwin Nwafor: set to rot in jail in England.
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Source: Newsday Nigeria / 04.09.2015
There is an African adage that says; ‘Every day is for the thief and one day for the owner.’ Godwin Nwafor an internet criminal finally learned in a hard way this week, the full meaning of this adage when he wept openly in Court as the presiding Judge, Richard Hone QC sent him to rot in jail in England. “Godwin Nwafor drafted letters that were sent by a ‘lottery agent’ targeting mainly American pensioners informing them they had won the Australian Lottery . He kept a list of potential victims to send bogus letters saying they had won the Australian Lottery.
He made over £1million from the scam and blew the money on luxury cars, gold jewelry and expensive champagne at top nightclubs in London . 36-year-old Godwin Nwafor will join another jailed Frank Onyechonam, nicknamed ‘Fizzy’ who has been in since last year. |
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According to DailyMail:” Judge Richard Hone QC had little sympathy for Nwaofor, who broke down in tears at Central Criminal Court as he was jailed for seven years
A conman funded a playboy lifestyle by cheating pensioners out of their life savings.
A conman funded a playboy lifestyle by cheating pensioners out of their life savings.
The Nigerian national received around £1million from the scam and blew the money on luxury cars, gold jewellery and expensive champagne at top nightclubs in London.
Godwin Nwaofor, 36, kept a ‘suckers list’ of potential victims to send bogus letters suggesting they had won the Australian Lottery
Nwaofor was a ‘willing and enthusiastic lieutenant’ to the mastermind of the con, another Nigerian, Frank Onyechonam, who was nicknamed ‘Fizzy’ for his love of vintage champagne.
Onyeachonam was jailed eight years last year, after he was exposed as the chief player in the scam.
Godwin Nwaofor, 36, kept a ‘suckers list’ of potential victims to send bogus letters suggesting they had won the Australian Lottery
Nwaofor was a ‘willing and enthusiastic lieutenant’ to the mastermind of the con, another Nigerian, Frank Onyechonam, who was nicknamed ‘Fizzy’ for his love of vintage champagne.
Onyeachonam was jailed eight years last year, after he was exposed as the chief player in the scam.
He drove a Maserati and fired bubbly corks across exclusive private members clubs as he lived a life of fantastic luxury on his victim’s life savings.
The scam started with a bogus letter to a vulnerable pensioner telling them they had won the Australian Lottery.
The letters were sent by a ‘lottery agent’ targeting mainly American pensioners informing them they had won a life-changing prize and requesting a modest sum to release the funds.
Believing they had won, victims were hooked into paying fees to release their ‘winnings’ through an agent who would demand ‘activation fees’ to release their cash.
In some cases, dupes set up businesses in an attempt to receive their winnings and became unwitting money mules laundering cash from other victims.”
Our battered image do not shed any tear for any Nigerian, who got what he or she deserve in their desperate quest to become rich overnight. These internet criminals have given the hardworking Nigerians a very bad image overseas. These days, It has become very difficult to secure loans from banks overseas to do business when you tell them your nationality. To many investors, Nigerians are con people, no matter how hard you try to convince them, they know folks who have been burnt by Nigerian con-men.
The scam started with a bogus letter to a vulnerable pensioner telling them they had won the Australian Lottery.
The letters were sent by a ‘lottery agent’ targeting mainly American pensioners informing them they had won a life-changing prize and requesting a modest sum to release the funds.
Believing they had won, victims were hooked into paying fees to release their ‘winnings’ through an agent who would demand ‘activation fees’ to release their cash.
In some cases, dupes set up businesses in an attempt to receive their winnings and became unwitting money mules laundering cash from other victims.”
Our battered image do not shed any tear for any Nigerian, who got what he or she deserve in their desperate quest to become rich overnight. These internet criminals have given the hardworking Nigerians a very bad image overseas. These days, It has become very difficult to secure loans from banks overseas to do business when you tell them your nationality. To many investors, Nigerians are con people, no matter how hard you try to convince them, they know folks who have been burnt by Nigerian con-men.
Expensive LifestylesIf you ever wondered why folks in your village keep bashing you on how Mr. Doe’s son bought a helicopter, built a mansion and you are yet to buy even a plot of land, blame it on con-men. NFR investigation reveals that the Nigerian con-men who live overseas create this ugly impression in most villages as if the Cities abroad are paved with gold. Oppressing people with the money made from Internet crimes. Living Ostentatious lifestyles as if there is no tomorrow. To them, the end justifies the means. What they have
Frank’s Mansion in Nigeriaforgotten is that the world has become a very small village. Today’s technology has made it much easier for them to be tracked, apprehended, taken off the streets and sent to jail for a long time.
Always remind these criminals that there is ‘every day for the thief and one day for the owner.’
Frank’s Mansion in Nigeriaforgotten is that the world has become a very small village. Today’s technology has made it much easier for them to be tracked, apprehended, taken off the streets and sent to jail for a long time.
Always remind these criminals that there is ‘every day for the thief and one day for the owner.’