What do you do when you scam people
to be rich? You go on facebook to flaunt
your lavish lifestyle gained from your
scams. that is the story of fraudster,
38-year-old Frank Onyeachonam
nicknamed 'Fizzy' because of his love of
champagne has been jailed for eight
years for conning vulnerable
pensioners out of their life savings.
Fizzy ran the UK end of global lottery
scam that was orchestrated from
Nigeria for seven years.
Pictures he posted on Facebook show
he spent the cash on Gucci, Louis
Vuitton and Armani designer clothes,
Rolex watches, Porsches and
Maseratis.
He even stuck wads of what look like
£50 notes in his Buzz Lightyear toy.
Onyeachonam, of Canning Town, east
London, was found guilty at the Old
Bailey of conspiracy to defraud
following a three-week trial.
Lawrencia Emenyonu, 38, and Bernard
Armah, 51, both of Wood Green, north
London, were also found guilty of
money laundering. All three denied the
charges.
Emenyonu was jailed for 18 months
while her partner Armah received an
eight-month term.
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