A Southern Vietnam court has sentenced a Nigerian to 18 years in prison over a fake customs enforcement scam, state media reported on Friday. A local media reported that Michael Ikechukwu Leonard, 45, was convicted on Thursday of “deceiving others to steal their assets” in a scam which targeted wealthy Vietnamese women. The court in Can Tho city determined that Leonard gained his victims’ trust on messaging apps using various alter egos, including a U.S. army officer. They successfully conned a woman in Can Tho out of 28,500 dollars, leading to their arrest. It is unclear how many women were duped by the gang in total.

Source: Punch December 15, 2017 09:22 UTC