Internet scamer bags two years in prison for stealing money from people online Justice P. I. Ajoku of the Federal High
Court, sitting in Benin, Edo State, on
Thursday, February 12, 2015 convicted and
sentenced Philip Agbodobri to two years
imprisonment without an option of fine for
offences bordering on obtaining money by
false pretence and internet scam.
Agbodobri, who goes by different aliases -
Graham Karlsson and Obrien Karlsson, was
being prosecuted by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for
engaging in internet scam.
Men of the Fourth Brigade/Sector One,
Operation Pulo Shield of the Nigerian Army
in Benin had arrested him in January 2013
along with 19 other cohorts of his, handing
them over to the EFCC for further
investigation and prosecution. He was
subsequently charged with engaging in
internet scam, having being caught in
possession of a laptop, in which was found
scam emails, with the subject, “Payment
Details”, which though he knew were false,
but he still sent out to unsuspecting
businessmen. After diligent prosecution,
Justice Ajoku convicted him of engaging in
internet scam, contrary to Section 6 and
8(b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other
Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable
under section 1(3) of the same Act.
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