CASE NUMBER 10903:

NYSC MEMBER CONVICTED FOR $150 FRAUD

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Alleged Perpetrators(s)

Samuel Orie

Location (Town / State)

Enugu, Enugu

Date of Event

14 Oct 2019

Date of republication

14 October every year

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Case Summary

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos convicted one Samuel Orie, a serving NYSC member who was arraigned on one count charge of impersonation and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of $150.

Full story

Samuel Orie a.k.a Scott Gibb was undergoing his one-year compulsory national youth service scheme when he decided to engage in internet fraud popularly known as “yahoo-yahoo” to scam unsuspecting foreigners of their hard-earned foreign currency. Samuel Orie was serving in Enugu State when he ran out of luck and was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 23rd August 2019 based on intelligence regarding his fraudulent activities.


He was arraigned before Justice Buba of the Federal High Court, Lagos on a one-count charge which read “that you SAMUEL ORIE( alias SCOTT GIBB) sometime in 2019 in Enugu within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, fraudulently presented yourself as Mr. Scott Gibb, an American contractor travelling around the world and using your email address to wit:scotgibb23@gmail.com with the intent to obtain money from unsuspecting victims on the internet and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22(3) (b) and punishable under Section 22(4) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention)Act 2015".


When the charge was read to him, Samuel Orie who was already full of remorse for his action pleaded guilty to the charge. The Prosecution Counsel urged the court to convict him as charged, but the Defence Counsel pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy as his client was a first time offender who was remorseful and willing to make restitution for all his actions.

Justice Buba convicted Orie and sentenced him to one-month imprisonment starting from the date of his arrest. He is also to forfeit the sum of $150 and his Techno Camon M phone.

External links/URLs

https://thenationonlineng.net/corps-member-jailed-for-fraud/

https://paradisenews.ng/44557/serving-nysc-member-convicted-150-fraud

https://efccnigeria.org/efcc/news/4962-corps-member-convicted-for-150-fraud

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