Online Scam: 2 Nigerians Arrested For Duping Foreigner Of N14.9M

Two Nigerians have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) on allegations of fraud.
Dandeson Ebosele Ibhonitie , 26 and Ohiwerei Charity , 31 were said to have been
involved in internet fraud and they reportedly defrauded one Mrs. Weidman
Andrea Sabrie , a German national of $91,000 (14,914,903.10).
The EFCC made the disclosure via a statement released on September 26 and
signed by its Head of Media & Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren .
The statement reads:
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, September
26, 2014 arraigned Dandeson Ebosele Ibhonitie, 26, (a.k.a Dandy James,
Connor Mead and Barrister Louis Harpoch and Ohiwerei Charity, 31,  before
Justice E. F. Ikponmwen of Edo State High Court, Benin-City on a 3- count
charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence.
Ibhonitie and Charity allegedly belong to the group of fraudsters using the
internet to defraud unsuspecting victims.
Ibhonitie allegedly defrauded one Mrs. Weidman Andrea Sabrie, a German, of
the sum of $ 91,000 (Ninety-One Thousand United States Dollars) by
pretending to be an American working in Nigeria for a road construction
company.
To access the proceeds of the fraud, Ibhonitie allegedly opened a domiciliary
account in the name of one Mr. Steven. He entered into an agreement with
Charity, the account officer that opened the account for him, on how the
proceeds from the crime will be shared.
By the arrangement, Charity was to keep 3 percent of every inflow to herself
while 7 percent will go to Ibhonitie. The remaining 90 percent, by the
arrangement, went to Steven. However, investigations showed that Ibhonitie
was the same as Steven. When the charges were read to them, they pleaded not
guilty.

One of the counts read:

"Dandeson Ebosele Ibhonitie (a.k.a Dandy James,  Connor Mead, Barrister Louis
Harpoch, Brett Francis Steven (still at large) and Ohiwerei Charity on or about
the 2nd day of April, 2014 at Benin within the Benin judicial division,  with
intent to defraud obtained the sum of USD 45,000.00(Forty Five Thousand
United State Dollars) from Mrs. Weidman Andrea Sabrie, a German national
through Skye Bank of Nigeria Limited Account No: 2520346555 in the name of
Dandy James by falsely pretending to her that the said sum of money
represented legal fee for Barrister Louis Harpoch for your defense which
pretence you knew to be false".
In view of their pleas, prosecuting counsel, Ayokunle Fayanju, prayed the
court for a trial date. He also opposed the bail applications of the defendants.
Justice Ikponmwen adjourned the matter till August, 30, 2014 for hearing of
bail applications and ordered that the defendants be remanded in prison
custody.