Fraudsters "make a fortune" become "net celebrities", show off their wealth by the police
[Global Times reporter Liu Haoran] Lifted a stone and smashed his feet! The US law enforcement department recently successfully destroyed a transnational fraud gang and obtained about 47.8 million US dollars (about 330 million yuan) in stolen money and stolen goods from the suspect. What makes people laugh is that this huge case was easily solved, because one of the main criminals of the case became a "hyun-fu" celebrity after "discovery", and gave personal key information to the US Federation on social media. Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
According to a report by CNN on the 12th, on the social application Instagram (Photo Wall), "Ray Hosppapi" is a successful real estate agent who lives in a luxury house in Dubai, wears personalized custom clothing, and travels Take a private jet and go in and out of famous brands such as Gucci and Versace every day. In the face of 2.5 million "fans" on Ins, this "life winner" will come to a "fancy show", such as raising a lot of money for the next "dollar rain"; otherwise it is a step "Just go away travel", full of paper drunk fans.
The Dubai Police recently cooperated with the FBI to carry out a "surprise" on 6 suspicious locations in the local area, captured most of the suspects in their sleep, and smashed a Nigerian fraud gang that has long lived in the UAE, and received nearly US$41 million in cash. And 13 luxury cars with a total value of about 6.8 million US dollars. From the suspect's mobile phone and computer, the Dubai police also obtained email messages of nearly 2 million potential victims. The gang made profits through illegal activities such as mail fraud and hacking, which caused many well-known companies and banks in the United States and Europe to suffer economic losses. The total amount of money involved in the case is as high as hundreds of millions of dollars.
It is extremely ironic that the breakthrough point of this big transnational case is precisely that "hyun-fu internet celebrity". "Hospapa" formerly known as Ramon Abbas, now 37 years old, was a second-hand clothing vendor in Nigeria before engaging in fraud. CNN said that his exaggerated performance on the Internet has attracted the attention of the US federal law enforcement agencies, who obtained a large number of effective leads from his social media accounts. At present, the Dubai police have handed over this "stupid thief" to the FBI, and he will be sent to Los Angeles for trial. Abbas faces multiple criminal charges including cyber fraud and money laundering, and will face a 20-year sentence once convicted.