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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A Nigerian, Moses Upkonahusi has been convicted of $5,576 cryptocurrency fraud perpetrated in Abuja.<\/p>\n

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arraigned him before Justice Mohammed Zubair of the FCT High Court in Jikwoyi.<\/p>\n

The one-count charge of cheating by impersonation claimed that in December 2021, Moses created a fake investment website.<\/p>\n

Posing as the Chief Executive Officer of Crypto Infinite Trade, he obtained a bitcoin value of 0.11088059 from Adam Murah, an Australian.<\/p>\n

The offence violated Section 321 of the Penal Code Act, LFN, 2004 and is punishable under section 324 of the same Act..<\/p>\n

After Moses pleaded guilty, the judge sentenced him to one-year imprisonment with an option of a N300,000 fine.<\/p>\n

The court also directed that the recovered $5,576 be paid to the victim through the Australian High Commission in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The convict was arrested on May 28, 2022, following Murad\u2019s petition after falling for a cryptocurrency investment fraud scheme.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. A Nigerian, Moses Upkonahusi has been convicted of $5,576 cryptocurrency fraud perpetrated in Abuja. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arraigned him before Justice Mohammed Zubair of the FCT High Court in Jikwoyi. The one-count charge of cheating by impersonation claimed that in December 2021, Moses created a fake investment website. 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