19-yr-previous pretend Wizkid swindles followers out of hundreds of thousands – stories
Kyle Zeeman | 2016-06-02 sixteen:forty eight:fifty one.zero
Celebrity Wizkid has been having imposter issues.
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In accordance with reviews in Nigeria, a 19-yr-previous woman has been arrested by Lagos police after she apparently swindled two individuals out of over 10 Million Nairas by pretending to be Nigerian celebrity Wizkid.
In line with Pulse Nigeria, the lady had been operating a social media account utilizing the pop star’s identify and picture and had even negotiated bookings with individuals concerned about having the star carry out at their occasions.
Two of the woman’s victims are from outdoors of Nigeria, police revealed on Wednesday.
“The 2 victims are outdoors Nigeria. Members of the general public ought to be very cautious on sending cash to individuals they met on-line. The woman collected cash from individuals in the USA they usually thought they have been paying cash to Wizkid to return and carry out. They didn’t know they have been coping with fraudsters,”Lagos State Commissioner of Police Fatai Owoseni stated in a press release.
The arrest comes after the rapper was reported to have missed a scheduled occasion in London late final month.
After information of his no-present made the information, Wizkid apparently requested police to research the matter, culminating within the arrest this week.