The scammers in the US then spent almost all the money on items that included Louis Vuitton and Apple goods.
Odera Odabi, 54, who also goes by the name of Chief Odera Odabi, faces one charge for conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud, and another for money laundering.
Through text messages, emails and telephone calls, the victim was allegedly told by the scammers that the certificate was needed to claim the property in Singapore. Only US$197,000 that was frozen by SunTrust Bank in September 2021 when it suspected fraud has been recovered so far.The IMF, which is an intergovernmental organisation with the primary purpose of ensuring the stability of the global monetary system, has posted warnings on its website of scams using its name.
“Odabi and his co-conspirators callously abused the trust of an elderly victim to line their pockets with millions in stolen cash,” he added.
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