Nigerian Scammers "Mr Woodbery" Arrested, Forfeits 151 Bitcoins ($4.5m).
"Every day for the thief, one day for the owner." This is the case with a 31-year-old Nigerian named Olalekan Jacob Ponle, AKA ‘Mr. Woodbery’ or ‘Mark Kain', a friend of convicted Hushpuppi.
He was widely known for helping fraudsters to convert their money into Bitcoins, among other crimes. From his shaddy dealings, he lived a lavish lifestyle including purchasing a Rolls Royce Cullinan, Lamborghini Urus, and a Mercedes-Benz G-Class AMG G55.
He was part of an Australian scam group that scammed a man out of $3.7m, and another group that used phishing tricks to steal money from employees.
He has now been sentenced to 8 years+ in prison and ordered to pay $8.03 million as restitution to his victims plus forfeiting 151 #Bitcoins
What a life!