Lagos Teen Convicted After Sending $800 Fraud Proceeds to Grandmother’s Account

An 18-year-old man, Hassan Usman Olamilekan, has been convicted by the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, for money laundering linked to an online lottery scam. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said he impersonated an American woman online and persuaded a United States-based victim to send gift cards as supposed activation fees for a lottery prize. He admitted converting the cards to naira and transferring the proceeds, valued at $800, to his grandmother’s account. The court sentenced him to a ₦200,000 fine and ordered him to pay ₦1 million to the Federal Government. He will remain in custody until the payments are made. An iPhone 11 Pro and Poco C71 recovered in connection with the case were also forfeited.

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