The May District Court of Krasnodar sentenced a Nigerian citizen
The May District Court of Krasnodar sentenced a Nigerian citizen, who claimed to be the well-known Turkish actor Kerem Bürsin, to 3.5 years in a general regime prison for fraud in an especially large amount, having attempted to swindle money from a woman.
Consensus
- The defendant is a Nigerian national.
- The defendant impersonated Turkish actor Kerem Bürsin.
- The victim was a woman from Krasnodar.
- The scam began in April 2024 via a messaging app.
- The defendant used AI-generated photos and videos to deceive the victim.
- The victim was convinced to transfer over 3 million rubles to a manager of the actor.
- The money was used to withdraw cash via ATMs in Moscow with the help of unaware acquaintances.
- The defendant was sentenced to 3.5 years of imprisonment.
- The court ordered restitution of 3,036,080 rubles to the victim.
- The defendant denied guilt in court, claiming he received the money from a friend as family support.
Points of divergence
- The defendant's name is Ayro Chinedu Emmanuel. — fontanka
- The victim was a 74-year-old man from Omsk, who was scammed separately in a different incident involving a fake FSB officer and a fake pension increase. — m24
Coverage (2 sources)
- Serkan Bolat asked a Russian woman for $3 million but never knocked on the door; behind the avatar hid a Nigerian — Фонтанка
- Nigerian man impersonated actor Kerem Bürsin and swindled a Russian woman out of 3 million rubles — Москва 24
Key entities
- Nigeria
- Keremom Bursinom
- Serkana Bolat
- Izvestiya
- Krasnodar Krai
- Krasnodar
- Kuban
- United Press Service of Courts
- Perovomaysky District Court
- Ayro Chinedu Emmanuel