Categories: Crime Watch

VIDEO: Dubai Police Reveal Details Of Hushpuppi’s Alleged Cybercrime

 

The Dubai Police Force, United Arab Emirates (UAE) has released details of the alleged fraud committed by Instagram celebrity, Raymond Igbalode better known as Hushpuppi. 

In a video published by the Dubai Police on Thursday, the security agency said they have been tracking Hushpuppi and his gang for about four months.

The Dubai Police said it dubbed the operation which nabbed the Instagram celebrity and his gang, “Fox Hunt 2.”

READ ALSO: Police Bust Female Arms Smuggling Syndicate

According to the Police, Hushpuppi and his men scammed about 1,926,400 persons from several parts of the world, and committed fraud amounting to 1.6 billion Dirham (N168 billion).

Also, they arrested Olalekan Jacob Ponle called Woodberry with ten other persons in the operation involving six police SWAT teams.

The video explained that 21 computers, 47 mobile phones/flash drives and five hard drives were recovered from them.

13 luxury cars worth 25 millon Dirhams were bought by Hushpuppi and his gang with money made from scams.

Hushpuppi who poses as a real estate investor and businessman on Instagram, was arrested in the UAE on Wednesday, June 10th 2020, over a $35 million ventilator scam.

He is accused of creating websites identical to those used by popular firms and banks.

Hushpuppi and his gang send emails and messages to make people log in/or make payments on the fake websites.

Posts on Hushpuppi’s social media account suggest a posh lifestyle with photos showing him going on trips via a private jet.

Some of the images also showed him putting on expensive clothes and jewelry, and visiting expensive hotels.

A Case To Answer 

On Thursday, June 18, 2020, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said Hushpuppi is being investigated by the agency over alleged cyber crimes.

Nigeria’s anti-crime body stated this in a tweet on its official handle where it explained that the agency has “grisly details of his money laundering transactions.”

“Nigerian most-wanted hacker, Ramoni Igbalode, alias Ray hushpuppy, recently arrested by the International Police(Interpol) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI), has considerable cases of cyber crimes being investigated by the EFCC,” the commission said.

“The Commission is familiar with grisly details of his money laundering transactions, involving many high-profile cyber criminals facing trial in Nigeria.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emmanuel Egobiambu

Disqus Comments Loading...

Recent Posts

Russian Court Orders Journalist In Navalny’s Case Detained

She had originally been detained hours after visiting Navalny's grave in southern Moscow during the…

24 mins ago

Blackouts Hit Three Ukrainian Regions After Russian Air Attack

President Volodymyr Zelensky has called the attacks "energy terrorism" and the United Nations has described…

38 mins ago

Turkey’s Erdogan To Hold White House Talks With Biden In May

Turkey has profited from maintaining trade with Moscow while at the same time supplying Ukraine…

54 mins ago

Liverpool Target Xabi Alonso Says Staying As Leverkusen Coach

The 42-year-old Spaniard has Leverkusen on course for a trophy treble, including their first-ever German…

55 mins ago

Madagascar’s Parliament Chief Stripped Of Post

The court decision removing Christine Razanamahasoa, 72, from the National Assembly was published Thursday evening,…

1 hour ago

Nigeria’s Economy Records Over $1.5bn Inflow, Says CBN

It said the naira also continued to record gains in the Autonomous Foreign Exchange market,…

1 hour ago