Photos: Fraudsters say We Are Not Guilty as EFCC Arrests Two for $91,000 Internet Fraud,

Nemesis has caught Up with Two Fraudsters, as
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 September, 30, 2014 for
hearing of bail applications and ordered
that the defendants be remanded in
prison custody.

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