Justice I. M Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Port
Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced Uchenna Samuel Nwosu
(a.ka. Jackson Mendez) to six months imprisonment for internet fraud,
impersonation and obtaining the sum of $500 from an American, Carmen
Alvarez, under false pretence.
Nwosu was arraigned by the Economic And Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt’s Zonal Office on April 11, 2019 on
three-count charges bordering on internet fraud, impersonation and
obtaining under false pretences contrary to Section 6 of the Advance Fee
Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under section
1(3) of the same Act.
One of the count read: “That you UCHENMNA SAMUEL NWOSU (alias
Jackson mendez) on or about February 2019, in Port Harcourt, Rivers
State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court had in your
possession (your email address:jacksonmendez180@gmail.com) documents
containing false pretence which you knew or ought to know contains false
pretence and thereby committed an offence or an attempt to commit an
offence contrary to section 6 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related
Offences Act 2006 and punishable under section 1 (3) of the same Act”.
Nwosu originally pleaded “not guilty” to the charges but later changed his plea to “guilty”.
Based on his changed plea, Prosecuting counsel, Barrister Samuel Chime prayed the court to convict him accordingly.
Justice Sani convicted and sentenced him to six months imprisonment
on each of the three – count charges. The sentence however runs
concurrently. The court also ordered Nwosu to restitute the $500 he
collected from his victim. Also, the court ruled that a laptop, Lenovo
T410, recovered from him should be forfeited to the Federal Government.
Nwosu’s journey to prison began when he was arrested along Liberty
Drive, Woji, Port Harcourt, for his involvement in online dating scam.
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