Dubai Police Seize N20.7bn Cash, Assets from Hushpuppi, Alleged Fraudster via thisdaylive
The Dubai Police have seized Dh150 million , along with 13 luxury cars, valued at an estimated Dh25m in the arrest of an Instagram celebrity, Ramon Abbas, known as Hushpuppi.The National of UAE reported that the $57.7 million in cash and luxury cars was seized from the ‘Instagram celebrity,’ who was arrested this month for cyber fraud and money laundering.
The gang hacked corporate emails and directed huge payments by companies towards accounts they controlled.Woodberry was arrested along with 10 other men in an operation involving six police SWAT teams. His account shows a lavish display of wealth, landing at Atlantis, The Palm in a helicopter and flying across the globe by private yet.
Hushpuppi posed as a successful businessman “celebrating his wealth via social media platforms, in an attempt to lure victims from all over the world,” Dubai Police CID Chief, Brigadier Jamal Al Jalaf, said. “His statement was taken by prosecution but this is just the beginning of prosecution investigations.”Dubai Police Chief, Lt. General Abdullah Al Marri, said cyber-crime and financial scams on victims at home and abroad remained a major focus for the force.
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