It seems the end of the road for a Nigerian fraudster in the United States, Oluyomi Omobolanle Bombata, a.k.a ‘Bobo Chicago’, as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has arrested him for his alleged involvement in a $2.8 million email scam and money laundering scheme.
A report by an online media outlet, People’s Gazette, said Omobilanle Bombata, 25, had, before meeting his Waterloo, been allegedly terrorising fellow Nigerians living in the Houston metro area before fleeing to Chicago, where he established residency.
Popularly known as Bobo Chicago, with another sobriquet, ‘Bola Flexx’, the 25-year-old Nigerian is currently facing a five-count charge, including wire fraud, conspiracy, and unlawful monetary transactions.
According to the report, Federal agents who busted his scam, had traced $2.8 million in funds to Bombata. He reportedly obtained the funds by hacking into the accounts of various companies and individuals in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
Investigators also discovered that Bombata transferred over $300,000 of these funds to a well-known liquor store, leading to the store owner’s implication in the scheme
