[PHOTOS] Popular Nigerian fraudster jailed for Email fraud in the U.S

Evertipsysmiley

Samson Olugbenga Oyekunle, a 34-year-old Nigerian man popularly known as “Evertipsysmiley” who illegally resided in Houston has been sent to prison for his involvement in numerous Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes.


Samson who formerly resided in Malaysia before moving to the U.S pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud on October 6th, 2017.

Samson with his son

On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Melinda Harmon ordered Oyekunle to serve 63 months in federal prison.


He initially came to the United States on a student visa, but not a U.S. citizen, he is expected to face deportation proceedings following his sentence.

Evertipsysmiley once played host to popular Nigerian artiste, Koredo Bello at a private party in Malaysia

At the hearing, a victim spoke before the court as to how this case has devastatingly affected him and his law practice. Judge Harmon further ordered Oyekunle to pay restitution to the victims he defrauded.

BEC fraud is a sophisticated fraud targeting businesses that regularly perform wire transfer payments.

Samson with his wife and son

The fraud is carried out by compromising legitimate business e-mail accounts through social engineering or computer intrusion techniques to conduct unauthorized transfers of funds.


From on or about Jan. 1, 2016, through February 2, 2017, Samson Oyekunle was involved in numerous BEC schemes.

Co-conspirators, working outside the United States, caused funds obtained through a variety of BEC schemes to be wire transferred into the various bank accounts Oyekunle fraudulently opened.

A total of 30 fraudulent wire transfers totaling $823,765 were taken from victims across the United States under false pretenses and were deposited into these accounts.