An individual involved in online fraud in Abuja has been handed a one-year jail term. The Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) made the announcement via their official handle on the X app. Christopher Simon, the fraudster, was convicted for impersonation by Justice N.E Maha of the Federal High Court Maitama.
The charge indicated that Simon fraudulently impersonated the famous American actor Channing Tatum in 2022, creating an email account and using his photo as a profile picture on Google Hangouts to chat with others with the intent of monetary gain. Simon pleaded guilty and received a one-year prison sentence with an option to pay a fine of #200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand Naira).
Furthermore, he is required to swear an affidavit of good behavior, and the proceeds of his crime to be forfeited to the Federal Government.
