The FBI detains infamous Nigerian scammer "Bobo Chicago" in connection

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Oluyomi Omobolanle Bombata, often known as "Bobo Chicago," is a well-known scammer who was detained by the FBI for allegedly participating in a corporate email hoax and money laundering that involved $2.8 million.

 Radio Nigeria's Ikoyi, Lagos, office is destroyed by fire. The 25-year-old Nigerian reportedly tormented his fellow countrymen in the Houston metro area of the United States (US) before escaping to Chicago to establish himself, according to Peoples Gazette, an online publication. On November 20, the FBI reportedly detained Bobo Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, after he allegedly defrauded a number of businesses and individuals out of their money. After multiple criminal charges were made against him, he was detained in Oklahoma on the basis of an arrest warrant because of his expensive lifestyle
and supporting an inquiry that found his actions questionable," the report stated. The story claims that law enforcement officials are also detaining his co-conspirator. According to federal officials, Chicago's method of operation was breaking into the accounts of numerous businesses and individuals throughout the Eastern District of Oklahoma. The report stated, "The agents also discovered that he transferred more than $300,000 of purportedly fraudulent funds to a well-known liquor store in the United States, implicating the store owner."

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