Notorious Nigerian Scammer, Animasaun, Jailed In The US And Ordered To Refund $930Million

A 27 year old Nigerian, Fawaz Olanrewaju Animasaun has been sentenced to two years in jail and ordered to repay the sum of $930 million he obtained illegally.

According to reports, the Nigerian national, who defrauded East Texans and others out of nearly $1 million, is one of two persons named in a federal indictment for charges of aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit bank fraud, as well as aiding and abetting.

The suspect was arrested on his was to the United States from Ghana through Amsterdam at the New York airport last year November.

Animashaun who entered a plea which was finalized in May was ordered to serve three years in custody for the conspiracy charge.

Further to his sentence, the judge presiding over the case ordered him to pay the sum of $930,737.60 in restitution to three financial companies he defrauded.

Animasaun and his alleged accomplice, Idowu Temitope Omolade, also from Nigeria, are believed to have carried out at least 21 fraudulent wire transfers between April and August of 2012.

The men were alleged to have impersonated account holders with the financial institution to exchange mails, harvesting account information to perpetrate the act.

The financial institutions affected by the scam include Wells Fargo, UMB Bank, UMB Financial Corporation, Northern Trust and Northern Trust Corporation.