This was disclosed on an affidavit deposed to by one Marshall Ward, a special agent employed by the United States Department of Justice.
According to the information disclosed, the investigation was premised on a complaint lodged by representatives of Unatrac Holdings Limited for being victimized in the fraud.
My jaws are on the ground after reading that DOJ Affidavit. Crazy. Social Media played a significant role in the investigations (Twitter, Instagram, Nairaland) - really intriguing stuff. Talk about an unwitting digital footprint. (First 4 pages of DOJ affidavit below) pic.twitter.com/O4I4jcoPND— tolu ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) August 16, 2019
Obinwanne Okeke (born 9 November 1987) is a Nigerian entrepreneur and the Founder of Invictus Group. In 2016, he was named by Forbes as one of ’30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 to Watch’.
Nigerians have been reacting to this on social media platform, Twitter. See a few comments below:
Stole $11 million but— Ozymandias (@CHIZY_N) August 17, 2019
1.sent incriminating messages from your “yahoo” email to your actual iCloud
2. You couldn’t mask your IP address??
Even in illegal shit, Nigerians still don’t use industry best practice. pic.twitter.com/Gkc4YKnB4B