Man Jailed For Romance Scam

An internet fraudster, Nwokorie Valentine, said to have impersonated Kenzie Reeves, a white lady and a pornstar, has bagged six months jail term by Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.

Valentine’s conviction was secured by the Lagos Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The convict was arraigned on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, on  one-count charge of possession of documents containing false pretence.

One of the counts read: “ That you, Nwokorie Valentine, sometime in 2020 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court, with intent to defraud, had in your possession fraudulent documents, wherein
you fraudulently represented yourself as Kenzie Reeves, a white lady and a pornstar which were printed from your phone and email accounts, [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected], representations you knew or ought to have known to be fraudulent and committed an offence contrary to Section 320 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.”

The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge. In view of his plea,  prosecution counsel, Franklin Ofoma, prayed the court to convict him accordingly

“Justice Dada found him guilty and sentenced him to six months imprisonment with an option of N50, 000.00(Fifty Thousand Naira),” an EFCC statement issued on Tuesday said.