November 28, (THEWILL) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a notorious fraudster, Oluyomi Omobolanle Bombata, popularly known as ‘Bobo Chicago’.
THEWILL gathered that the 25-year-old Nigerian was nabbed over his alleged involvement in a business email scam and money laundering worth $2.8 million.
Bobo Chicago, who allegedly scammed several companies and individuals out of their money, was said to have been arrested by the FBI on November 20 in Illinois, Chicago.
“Due to his extravagant lifestyle, he was arrested based on an arrest warrant issued in Oklahoma following several criminal complaints filed against him and corroborating an investigation that deemed his activities suspicious”, a report by Peoples Gazette said, adding that his co-conspirator is also being held in custody by law enforcement agents.
Federal agents said Chicago’s mode of operation was hacking into multiple companies’ and individual accounts located in the Eastern District of Oklahoma jurisdiction.
The agents further found that Chicago transferred over $300,000 of alleged fraudulent funds to a popular liquor store in the U.S., implicating the store owner.
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