“I felt too Intelligent to work for salary”: Police reject N174m bribe from inte…

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  • Operatives of the Lagos state police command have rejected the USD 100,000 ((approximately 174 million) bribe offer
  • Notorious internet fraudster, Patrick Akpoguma, offered the police the money to clear his name of the crime of scamming people
  • The 28-year-old fraudster said he went into fraud because he felt he was too intelligent to work for a salary

Akpoguma is involved in romance scams, identity theft, hacking, cryptocurrency fraud, ritualism, and cultism.
Photo credit: @OAlmarkazySource: TwitterTo perfect these fraudulent activities, he created a fake Instagram account under the name Adam Taggart. This account allowed him to purchase a silicone face and hand mask from maskmakers.com, which was delivered to his residence on Chevron Drive, Lekki. He paid $11,200 USD for the manufacturing of this mask, which he used to impersonate Adam Taggart on Facebook and Instagram.I felt too intelligent to work for a salary, which is why I turned to fraud three years ago. Ive made over $500,000 USD since then. I own a house in Lagos, another in Edo State, and a GLE Benz worth 100 million.UNIPORT student jailed over 22-dollar fraud

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