36-Yrs-Old Facebook Hacker, Daniel Obasi Arrested For Duping 5 Influential Nigerians

Date: 27-11-2015 1:40 pm (8 years ago) | Author: CLARA JANCITA
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Nemesis has caught up with a 36 year old cosmetic seller, Daniel Obasi, who also is a serial facebook account hacker after he posed as the Deputy governor of two states in the South West. Before the long hands of the law caught up with him, five influential Nigerians had fallen prey to his cock and bull stories and were handsomely duped.
Reporters gathered that Obasi who hails from Imo State and resides in Port Harcourt, River State hacked into the Facebook accounts of the Ondo and Lagos state deputy governors Alhaji Lasisi Oluboyo and Alhaja Oluranti Idiat Adebule respectively and made good money from their unsuspecting friends and acquaintances.
The suspect who was paraded alongside other criminals at the state police headquarters confirmed to Us during an interview that he specialists in hacking to the face book account of prominent Nigerians in a bid to dupe their unsuspecting friends.
Obasi said frustration drove him into the illicit business after his cosmetics business nosedived due to paucity of funds and in a bid to survive he ventured into the Internet business. According to him, he succeeded in hacking into the account of the two deputy governors and was working on another deputy governor’s facebook account when detectives traced him to his residence in River state where he was arrested and subsequently detained.
Speaking on his arrest, Obasi who did not deny the crime said frustration forced him into a life of cyber crime. He said he resorted to using the Facebook accounts of the notable personalities because he was sure his victims will easily fall for his tricks.

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“I am Daniel from Imo State but live in Port Harcourt. I opened a separate account of Deputy Governors and I used it to chat with people on the net. I did not hack into their accounts; I only opened new accounts on their behalf.   I use it to communicate with people. I have never hacked into their accounts.
“I was doing cosmetic business before. But when my money was stolen inside my shop and there was no money to re-stock my shop, I have no choice than to look for a way to survive that was why I went into cyber crime. I have not been long in this business. I have only one accounts of Ondo and Lagos States Deputy Governors and they have blocked the accounts now,”
he explained.
But Police sources said Obasi did not only clone accounts but would hack into the accounts of the deputy governors using a particular software. The police said large sums of money were paid into his bank accounts. We gathered from Police detectives that Obasi has been using the cloned accounts to chat with friends, siblings and political associates of the Deputy Governors telling them of contracts to be given out by their state governments.
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“According to him, he would usually ask the unsuspecting friends of his victim to pay money into a specific account to help them facilitate contracts in the offices of the two Deputy governors. Obasi said that he was arrested by detectives from the state command, who pretended to be interested in a contract to be awarded from the office of the deputy governor
“The detectives presented themselves as representatives of a tailors’ union and they said they are interested in a contract that would soon be awarded by the office of the Deputy governor of Ondo state. “ They however insisted that they want to pay directly into my account to help facilitate the contract. I did not know that they are police detectives that was how I was arrested “


Posted: at 27-11-2015 01:40 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
- saviourekpe at 27-11-2015 01:49 PM (8 years ago)
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Things de happen in Naija
Posted: at 27-11-2015 01:49 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- Spatacuss at 27-11-2015 01:50 PM (8 years ago)
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Today na yahoo boys day?Huh?
Posted: at 27-11-2015 01:50 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- kp45 at 27-11-2015 02:17 PM (8 years ago)
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hmmmmm
Posted: at 27-11-2015 02:17 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- nwaafoigbo at 27-11-2015 02:17 PM (8 years ago)
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biafra hard men weldon
Posted: at 27-11-2015 02:17 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- deboalabi262 at 27-11-2015 02:22 PM (8 years ago)
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He should face the law squarely...... Huh?

Posted: at 27-11-2015 02:22 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
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- zezprincess at 27-11-2015 02:32 PM (8 years ago)
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 Grin Grin Grin,Omg,still laffin,I good say na govt officials u de tap dia account.As they no wan give the youths work,just that it is a pity dat u were caught,but my guy I. Wan learn dat ur internet abi yahoo yahoo business,how we go do am?You fit link me up with another of you "G" since you de go prison.
Posted: at 27-11-2015 02:32 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
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- nwaafoigbo at 27-11-2015 02:37 PM (8 years ago)
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Quote from: zezprincess on 27-11-2015 02:32 PM
Grin Grin Grin,Omg,still laffin,I good say na govt officials u de tap dia account.As they no wan give the youths work,just that it is a pity dat u were caught,but my guy I. Wan learn dat ur internet abi yahoo yahoo business,how we go do am?You fit link me up with another of you "G" since you de go prison.
yes. but u have to come over here in spain i go techer u ok Grin Grin Grin
Posted: at 27-11-2015 02:37 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- dickieponga at 27-11-2015 03:50 PM (8 years ago)
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Shame u were caught i wish such intelligent crime can be carried on dese useless govt officials who do nottin but steal d taxes of people.
I don't feel sorry for dese selfish, lowlife officials...
Posted: at 27-11-2015 03:50 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
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- Oways at 27-11-2015 06:11 PM (8 years ago)
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Keep taking from the big thieves
Posted: at 27-11-2015 06:11 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- paulohking at 27-11-2015 06:36 PM (8 years ago)
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y facing the ground, face d law man!!!
Posted: at 27-11-2015 06:36 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
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- gogoman at 27-11-2015 07:37 PM (8 years ago)
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better luck nice time buddy
Posted: at 27-11-2015 07:37 PM (8 years ago) | Grande Master
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- BusyHorse at 27-11-2015 09:50 PM (8 years ago)
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serves him right
Posted: at 27-11-2015 09:50 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- Trueyarn at 27-11-2015 10:51 PM (8 years ago)
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He don set but the guy try
Posted: at 27-11-2015 10:51 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
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- sugarwealth at 28-11-2015 04:44 AM (8 years ago)
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The guy try sha, it's not easy to hack big man account. He's only collecting his own share of national egunje
Posted: at 28-11-2015 04:44 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- winace at 28-11-2015 07:55 AM (8 years ago)
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Quote from: dickieponga on 27-11-2015 03:50 PM
Shame u were caught i wish such intelligent crime can be carried on dese useless govt officials who do nottin but steal d taxes of people.
I don't feel sorry for dese selfish, lowlife officials...
.   He was smart enough to steal from d theifing govt too na. At least he was able to dupe follow thieves as govt friends
Posted: at 28-11-2015 07:55 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- winace at 28-11-2015 07:56 AM (8 years ago)
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I don't support crime but steal ing from d govt is not a crime to me cus they are doing worst than dis guy.
Posted: at 28-11-2015 07:56 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- Novic at 28-11-2015 08:51 PM (8 years ago)
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well all i have to say is that this guy doing what he knws best and becz the kind of country we are. country of suf
Posted: at 28-11-2015 08:51 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
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- moralemike07 at 7-01-2016 12:28 PM (8 years ago)
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Oops! Bad guy.
Posted: at 7-01-2016 12:28 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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