The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reportedly arrested a notorious 25-year-old Nigerian fraudster Bobo Chicago whose real name is Oluyomi Omobolanle Bombata for defrauding multiple companies and individuals of $2.8million, legit.ng also reports.
Bobo Chicago, whose lavish lifestyle earned him the nickname “Bola Flexx” was reportedly arrested on November 20 in Illinois, Chicago, based on an arrest warrant issued in Oklahoma against him.
The warrant of arrest was issued following multiple criminal complaints and an investigation that raised suspicions about his activities.
Authorities have also detained his co-conspirator. The FBI has traced $2.8 million in fraudulent funds that Bobo Chicago allegedly obtained by hacking into several company and individual accounts in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
Investigators also discovered that he transferred more than $300,000 in fraudulent money to a popular liquor store, implicating the store owner in the process.
Judge Beth Jantz of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois authorized Bobo Chicago’s transfer to Oklahoma to face the charges.
He has been assigned a public defender after stating that he lacks the financial resources to mount a defense on his own, which suggests he may be willing to serve time rather than spend a fortune trying to prove his innocence.
Since his arrest, Bobo Chicago has been compared to cyber fraudsters such as Hush Puppi, who was sentenced to 11 years in 2022 for money laundering in a $1 million scheme due to their similarities in scamming.
Despite not being well-known in public, many people are curious to know more about Bobo Chicago’s personal details, like biography, girlfriend, parents, education, siblings, which the fraudster is yet to share publicly.
Bobo Chicago Wikipedia, photos, and origin of state, social media handles, businesses and companies are also yet to be made known since he has kept them hidden due to him fraudulent acts.
