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American businessman explains how he lost $1 million to
Nigerian fraudster

By Our reporter, Posted:  May 12, 2009
A Nigerian fraudster has duped an American businessman, Mr. Brandon Benson a
whooping sum of one million dollars under false pretence.

The Nigerian fraudster Eng. Taiye Ogbonyomi was said to have contacted Brandon
Benson, President of Pipeline North Energy Inc, USA   in 2006 claiming he was a
crude oil marketer with large quantity of crude for sale in Nigeria.

    Both parties signed agreement online  for the
    sale of 1.985 million barrel of crude oil. while
    the victim  sent the first installment of
    $229,000 and another $ 5,000 on November
    6, 2006 into Ogbonyomi’s company
    domiciliary account with First Inland Bank Plc.
    The payment was said to be for Charter Party
    agreement.

    The fraudster was said to have received
    another payment of $159,000 for
    documentation at the Nigeria National
    Petroleum Corporation, NNPC .This the
    suspect said was to enable him obtain
    Certificate of Origin, Certificate of Quantity,
    Bill of Lading, Cargo Manifest, Tanker Village
    Report and Master’s receipt of documents.



When the documents were eventually sent to the American Businessman, he was
further convinced to wire $425,000 to the fraudster who claimed the fund was for the
warranty of title. That was shortly before another $180,000 was sent to the accused
to seal the deal bringing the total sum lost to the fraudulent transaction to $989,000.

Investigation by EFCC operatives shown that the entire documents sent to the victim
were forged by the suspect to make the deal look genuine. The suspect was
eventually arrested and arraigned before Justice Olotu  on a 10-count charge of
criminal conspiracy and obtaining under false pretence.

The trail judge has adjourned the case to June  3, 2009 for further hearing.
A Nigerian 419 Kingpin, Taiye Ogbonyomi