Another dating site scammer arrested
Adagun Moshood Olalekan was arrested last month, according to the St Louis Post-Dispatch for pretending to be a US soldier in Afghanistan to soak the lonely ladies out of their cash;
Olalekan used those profiles on dating sites like Zoosk.com, where he claimed to be widower with a 16-year-old daughter, and romanced American women via “romantic emails and instant messages” and “false promises of marriage,” the indictment claims.
Olalekan then manipulated the women into wiring him thousands of dollars by claiming his grandmother needed medical treatment for mouth cancer, the indictment says.
Olalekan was indicted on four wire fraud charges Tuesday in U.S. District Court in East St. Louis, for four payments sent by someone from Collinsville totaling $1061.
Ladies, the simple rule is; if you haven’t met the fellow, don’t send him money. If you have met him, don’t send him money. They don’t need money for operations or to go on leave or to come home from the war.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in Nigeria actually charged the little dude and he’s facing 17 counts;
Olalekan’s arrest followed a complaint by the United States Department of Homeland Security, alleging that the accused had been impersonating one Lieutenant-Colonel Cabin Cayce Webb, an American soldier on special duties in Afghanistan.
Part of the charge against Olalekan reads: “Adagun Moshood Olalekan (a.k.a Lieutenant Colonel Cadin Cayce Webb) on or about 6th day of October, 2013 in Lagos within the Lagos Judicial Division with intent to defraud obtained the sum $800 (Eight Hundred United States Dollar) by false pretence from Diana Snow by falsely representing to her that you are one Lieutenant Colonel Cadin Cayce Webb which representation you know to be false”.
It’s nice that Nigeria is prosecuting these fellows and that DHS is complaining about them. But, it’s really just easier to avoid these proceedings in the first place.
Category: Crime
How are people still stupid enough to fall for this shit? With so much information at the touch of a button, if you are scammed in this way then you deserve it. “A fool and her money are soon, scammed by some dude in Nigeria.” TeeHee!
What is it with Nigeria and fraud? I think the first seriously fraudulent emails originated from that country 20 years ago!
People that fall for these phony appeals are the same people that open every email that hits their “inbox” and then wonder why they have computer virus’ (which are passed along to friends), browser hijackers and other computer annoyances.
Give this guy a CIB and some ribbons to wear on his chest and he’d fit right in with some of the other poser assholes outed on this site.
Just by looking at the emails they should know something is wrong. Botched english is a red flag enough.
So does that mean the money I sent my Nigerian internet pal Okalonimunko Eekapudink is GONE, no Nigerian Lottery windfall? BOGUS!!
Dammit! You stole my comment.
Next you’ll be telling me that Okalonimunko really doesn’t have a sick child named Ooblah-Booblah!
a lyric challenge for Hondo – no cheating:
“Jomo Kenyatta,
No, no, you’re not a
Australathopicene boogey man”
later followed by an ooga-booga chorus
Hey, I served with LTC “Cadin Cayce Webb” in Iraq; he was General Casey’s official foodtaster in Al Faw Palace…
HEY, I think I met up with him in Aw Ful Shitt when I was in A-Stan, small world, ain’t it?
I’m sure they’ll quite literally straighten his ass out while he’s incarcerated!
Attempting to save people from themselves is rarely a successful endeavor.
I’ve still got a Prince in Nigeria who owes me $10 million. I just haven’t had the money to send him the $2000 he needs to you know, clear up the government and bank paperwork. Funny thing is he may live right here in my community. Ladies beware. If it sounds to good to be true…