A mail carrier in Maryland and another man were indicted this week on numerous charges stemming from a scheme in which they allegedly stole credit cards and identities of people and businesses on the carrier’s route and opened fake bank accounts in their names.
The justice department said a grand jury indicted Johnson Ogunlana, 24, of Middle River, and Samson Oguntuyi, 29, of Atlanta, on charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and mail fraud, access device fraud, aggravated identity theft, theft of mail by a postal employee and destruction of mail by a postal employee. Both men are Nigerian nationals.
The indictment accuses Ogunlana and Oguntuyi of working with other people to steal credit and debit cards from the mail, open fake accounts in the victims’ names and set up fake businesses and then use the stolen cards and stolen checks for purchases.
In total, the duo is accused of stealing at least $565,000 from two businesses and the identities of at least eight postal customers in Brooklyn, Maryland. Both face decades in prison if found guilty.
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17 comments:
I mail cash all the time to my kids including tuition money. 5k couple time a year never a problem totally safe. I don’t trust bank transactions
Yeah no problems with the post office say the democrats
I received a credit card several months ago. The very end of the envelope was cut open. The end where the card was at. If I hadn't grabbed it a certain way. I never would have noticed the very slight opening. It was soooo unnoticeable had I grabbed it normally?? Never would have known. So I called the bank and told them what happened. They cancelled the card and sent another one.
Stupid move.
The post office can kiss my ass my disability ck was 2 fn weeks late because they are playing political Games.
Not very wise 11:33AM.
We are the mother lode for Nigerian scammers.
Question: Why is it that Nigerian princesses never want to give away millions to people they don't know?
I mail cash all the time to my kids including tuition money. 5k couple time a year never a problem totally safe. I don’t trust bank transactions
September 7, 2020 at 11:33 AM
If the postal workers knew there was 5K in your package do you think the package would make it to its destination with the 5K?
Doubt it.... I will continue to trust the banks over some dude that is making peanuts.
SCAM ALERT:
Text message being sent saying they are for TRUMP. Want you to sign up for a mail in ballot!! Just got it.
Well that's why so many people have been getting ripped off. Bet you they sent all kinds of Identities back to Nigeria.
If Biden had his way this would be worse than it is they would shut down the border and have every illegal come here and give their children and education, free medical, and the parents $ to not work but be on disability. And we the tax payers have no rights, after all Joe & Hunter are crooks that will never serve anytime.
12:55- Because they don't know them. You are asking an incedibly dumb question!
What diverse names ! One can only guess where they come from and the inherent low IQ
"I mail cash all the time to my kids including tuition money. 5k couple time a year..."
I call BS on this one! Even if you used $100 bills that's still 50 bills in an envelope. A fat envelope like that would be sure to attract unwanted attention.
1:52 PM - Nigerian princes haven't sent you a scam email?
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Northwest Woodsman: Sounds like the usual African criminal class to me. Someone has a lot of nerve calling them Maryland mail carriers. I’d be surprised if they even speak English.
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