She fell in love with a member of a Nigerian criminal group carrying out love scams from Malaysia and later became a money mule, transporting the ill-gotten gains out of Singapore. Faridah Rashid, 51, pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of dealing with the benefits of...
In December 2021, Awolola, then 37, wasafter he pleaded guilty to three counts of working with others to receive the benefits of criminal conduct linked to more than $550,000 in losses.
The scammer would cultivate a romantic relationship with them and gain their trust, before asking for money from the victims who would give in to the demands. Awolola and Faridah started chatting with each other on WhatsApp. She travelled to Malaysia to meet him some time before Feb 7, 2019, and they slept in the same room. She returned to Singapore three days later.She was later told to withdraw the money she received in her bank account and hand it to him in Malaysia.Awolola gave her between a few hundred dollars and $1,000 for going to Malaysia to pass him the monies.
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