Nigerian socialite disguises as Dubai Prince to defraud Romanian of over $2.5 million
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Summary: The fraud operation, however, unravelled due to conflicts between the co-conspirators over how they split the money.
A new investigation has shown how a Nigerian crime syndicate led by socialite Nzube Ikeji defrauded a Romanian woman of more than $2.5 million.
The investigation was conducted by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and published on Monday.
The scam was primarily carried out by Mr Ikeji, who posed as a Dubai Prince under the name, Sheikh Hamdan Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and his associate, Martins Abhulimhen, who posed as a financial manager with
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