Nigerian scammers convicted

Submitted by Rollie Hawk on Sat, 2005-11-19 13:44.

Is it possible that the Nigerian 419 scam is finally over forever? Probably not. But at least a couple of the perpetrators are getting put away.

BBC News is reporting that Frank Nwude and Nzeribe Okoli have been found guilty by a Nigerian court of defrauding the Banco Noroeste of Brazil of $242 million. This is being called "[Nigeria's] biggest ever international fraud trial."

According to Reuters, Emmanuel Nwude and Nzeribe Okoli have received sentences of 25 years and 12 years respectively. Amaka Anajemba also received 2.5 years for her involvement. A Banco Noroeste official involved in the scam had previously been arrested and has already served a year in prison.


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Rollie Hawk is a consultant, web publisher, online personality, magazine writer, web developer, network administrator, teacher, husband and father residing in southern Illinois. He graduated in 2002 from Southern Illinois University, earning his BS majoring in math with a minor in chemistry.

Rollie is a certified math teacher with endorsements in chemistry, physics, and physical science and has taught students of all age groups and abilities, ranging from grade school to the university level. In addition to math and science, he has also taught GED, job skills, and alternative high school classes (his personal favorite).

After the birth of his daughter in 2004, Rollie decided to spend more time at home. This meant leaving his teaching position and devoting his working hours exclusively to consulting, web development, and general IT work.