Inside Life: Kwara Poly Student Lands in police net for scamming American Lady of $1000

Inside Life: Kwara Poly Student Lands in police net for scamming American Lady of $1000

Awoleye Joshua Oluwatofunmi, a 23-year-old student of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has been arrested by the Kwara State Police Command for scamming an American lady, Vonapolous Moss from the state of Indiana in America of over $1000. The Commission of Police in the state, Paul Odama while parading the suspect noted that he disguised as an American citizen with the name, Howard Adams on TikTok. And with this name, the suspect was able to convince his victim and scammed her of nothing less than $1000, Daily Post reports.

However, when the suspect was paraded, he confessed to the crime while speaking to newsmen and noted that after he has scammed the lady of over $1000, he took the further step of asking her to come down to Nigeria, of which she agreed and the next day she boarded a flight to Nigeria and arrived at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, in Lagos, after which she flew into Ilorin the next day and he went to meet her. While confessing he said, “I duped the American lady of $1000, then invited her to Nigeria so that I can scam her more.”

After that, the suspect revealed that he lodged her at an hotel along Flower Garden Road, Ilorin and that was where they’ve been staying before his arrest. He further alleged to have still received more money from her after she spent about three days in Nigeria.

Nevertheless, Paul Odama revealed that the necessary authorities have been contacted for appropriate action, adding that the rescued victim has been moved to a secure custody by the state police command pending her return trip to the United States of America.