Nigerians held in UK for marriage, immigration fraud

Ten Nigerians have been arrested by the United Kingdom Border Agency for alleged involvement in sham marriages and immigration fraud in the past few months, according to a statement by the British High commission, Abuja.

The statement said special operations by the UKBA had led to the arrest of over 200 foreign nationals, noting that those found guilty would be jailed and deported.

The statement said British courts had handed out jail sentences totalling over 12 years to Nigerians arrested in these operations.

The high commission said, “On December 6, Tunde Ayammiyi, 50, and Bukola Arinkanmile, 28, were sentenced to 20 months and three years respectively for conspiring to break immigration laws. Victoria Adesola, 34, was jailed for two years for her involvement in sham marriage.

“Two fake grooms, Olarotimi Ojugbele, 41, and Idowu Komolafe, 34, were also jailed for 21 months each for their roles in sham marriages. In Belfast, Patrick Ozegebe, 34, was jailed for six months for trying to open a bank account with a false Nigerian passport.

Nigerian "Scam Police" Shut Down 800 Web Sites

"Nigerian police, in what is named Operation 'Eagle Claw,' have shut down 800 scam web sites and arrested members of 18 syndicates behind the fraudulent scam sites. Reports on Breitbart.com and Pointblank give details on the busts. The investigation was done in cooperation with Microsoft to help develop smart technology software capable of detecting fraudulent emails. From Breitbart: 'When operating at full capacity, within the next six months, the scheme, dubbed "Eagle Claw," should be able to forewarn around a quarter of million potential victims.'"

Plymouth Man Receives Unexpected Millions From Nigeria After Replying to E-mail

A Plymouth vet has received more than £5,000,000 after replying to an unsolicited e-mail from Nigeria claiming he had inherited a large sum of money.

Dr Edward Maxwell, a well respected literary critic as well as one of Plymouth's top vets said he received an e-mail a few months ago. "I was totally amazed" said Maxwell "The e-mail came from a lovely chap from the Nigerian Government who told me a relative of mine had died years ago, leaving £5,000,000 in an account that had been undetected for years. This nice Nigerian chappy told me he could help me get the money from Nigeria."

Maxwell, 65, continued "I had no recollection of this relative but as the e-mail was from the Nigerian government I obviously acted in due course. I forwarded my bank account details, all my personal details and my address immediately back. However I did not reply to the original e-mail address as the instructions gave me a different one to reply to."

Maxwell then heard nothing for 3 weeks until he received a phone call from his bank manager. "He told me that £5,000,000 had been deposited into my bank account and could I confirm where it came from. Obviously he was surprised."

Has the good Doctor got any advice for others, should they receive an e-mail from Nigeria claiming they have inherited millions?

"You MUST reply. Send them everything they ask for, especially your bank details, these Nigerians are bloody nice blokes, just trying to return money to those it really belongs to."