Fraud: Ovo Mayomi, 44, left, claimed he was earning £700 a month and living in Croydon, south London. His wife Juliet Ubiribo, 32, right, told benefit bosses she was a single mother and a victim of domestic violence
Ovo Mayomi and his wife used an identity and immigration scam to falsely claim £43,000 in benefits
He was jailed for two years in 2010 but investigators then discovered he owned a large luxury house in Nigeria
He also had a £25,000 watch and his wife wore a Rolex watch and drove a Mercedes sports car
Mayomi, 44, has now been ordered to pay almost £1.2million under the Proceeds of Crime Act A minicab driver who claimed he was earning just £700 a month but was living a luxury of life in his Nigerian mansion, has been ordered to pay almost £1.2million. Ovo Mayomi and his wife Juliet Ubiribo were convicted of fraud in 2010 after using an identity and immigration scam to falsely claim £43,000 in benefits. Mayomi, 44, claimed he was earning £700 a month and was living in Croydon, south London, while his wife, 32, claimed benefits after telling benefit bosses she was a single mother and a victim of domestic violence.
Wealth: Fraud investigators found Mayomi owned a large luxurious house (pictured) in Lekki, near the Nigerian capital Lagos worth more than £1million complete with chandeliers and £89,000 worth of sound equipment
But fraud investigators found Mayomi and his wife were actually living in a large luxurious house in Lekki near the Nigerian city Lagos worth more than £1million complete with chandeliers and £89,000 worth of sound equipment. He also had a £25,000 watch. His wife wore a Rolex watch and drove a Mercedes Sport Coupi.
Now a judge has ordered Mayomi to pay £1,197,743.54 in a confiscation order under the Proceeds Of Crime Act, or go to prison for six years.
As well as two money-transferring businesses and bank accounts, investigators also discovered Mayomi owned a fish farm in the country.
The couple's benefit scam unravelled when a visa application by Mayomi showed they had married a year earlier and that Ubiribo had a job in order to support him.
Modern: The well-equipped, contemporary kitchen inside Mayomi's plush Nigerian home
Opulent: A chandelier hanging inside the mansion in Lekki, Nigeria
Master bedroom: Mayomi claimed he was earning just £700 a month as a cab driver
Luxurious: The bathroom in Mayomi's Nigerian mansion was fitted with a free-standing bathtub
Ubiribo also asked the council to rehouse her because she was the victim of domestic violence.
However, the telephone number she gave revealed the man she named as her landlord - Ayiomike Neburagho - was, in fact, her husband Mayomi using a false identity.
At a police interview, Mayomi admitted that while living in Nigeria he had bought the identity of Ayiomike Matthew Neburagho and had entered the UK as him.
Mayomi was also shown a wedding photograph of himself, using the Neburagho identity, marrying a Nigerian woman in the UK.
He admitted he was the groom in the wedding photo but he said he was 'just standing in for someone'.
Ubiribo and Mayomi pleaded guilty to all charges.
Mayomi was jailed for 30 months two years ago and his wife was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years.
She was also ordered to carry out 200 hours of community service and be under curfew for four months from 9pm to 6am.
Court orders were signed freezing their assets in the UK and abroad in 2010, and an investigation was launched to find out how much the Nigerian-born couple had gained from their criminal lifestyle and what the extent of their assets was.
Mayomi, of Ashburton, disputed the results of the assets investigation, and a subsequent four-day confiscation hearing took place at Croydon Crown Court.
All mod cons: The mansion was found to be equipped with £89,000 worth of sound equipment
Imposing: This photograph shows a vast hallway inside Mayomi's Nigerian home
Mansion: The house was fitted with pricey sound equipment, chandeliers, and a vast, contemporary kitchen
On Friday, Judge Nicholas Ainley ruled that Mayomi must pay £1,197,743.54 by 14 March next year. It is one of the largest confiscation orders carried out by a council.
Failure to do so will see him sent to prison for six years, during which time interest will accumulate on his debt, which will remain due following his release.
At a hearing in July, a confiscation order was made against Ubiribo for £9,357.42 to be paid by 19 October or face five months in prison.
Investigators had discovered she was the owner of a Rolex watch and a Mercedes Sport Coupi.
Scam: Ubiribo stated she was a single parent to claim housing and council tax benefits to help her pay £900 in rent each month. A visa application by her husband showed Ubiribo had a job in order to support him
Councillor Dudley Mead, deputy leader of the council, said: 'This is a landmark case for Croydon as it is the first time the council’s in-house financial investigator has pursued a major confiscation order of this nature.
'Usually these cases are dealt with by the police rather than local authorities. It is rare for councils to have their own in-house investigator, so it is to the anti-fraud team’s immense credit that it is pioneering the way forward in reclaiming the proceeds of crime.
'As a result of our investigator’s fine work, the council expects to be able to claw back as much as £400,000 in taxpayers’ money.
'This case should serve as a clear warning that crime does not pay. Croydon Council will always prosecute in fraud cases and seek to recover money or assets wherever they are.
'This is to protect decent taxpayers from having to pay more.'
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Lalaland | 9/21/2012 4:04:07 AMShameless fhuckers!!! I am glad they got caught! Stewpid fhuckers!!! Ole! ole!! Reply this thread
Lalaland | 9/21/2012 4:06:02 AM |
These delta pepo go thief your shoes from you while standing next to them! They should pay EVERY penny they stole and ALSO go to prison! If you wanna thief, eh thief small NOT big! Shameless pepo! Chiyoma you hear the story there for london? LoL | 9/21/2012 4:35:57 AM |
hahahahahahahahah...hihihihihihhihhi....kwakwakwakwa...myribs are aching o... lolo | 9/21/2012 5:46:34 AM |
why d house come stand inside bush nah?..lalaa that man name sound lik Edo name and d wife Delta or Rivers name though. Any which one them go meet their bro n boss in the crime of theiving IBORI in d prison Lalaa | 9/21/2012 6:02:05 AM |
Why the house no go hide for inside bush? NO be taxpayers money na them thief take build am? Mtchew! It just shows that they are thieves! Some of these Edo men are WAYO no be small! They have disgraced us AGAIN! Mtchew! I wonder if fake prince odi mercy fhuck johnson hubby even know them sef! I tire for this Edo thief pepo o! Charisma | 9/21/2012 7:48:36 AM |
Na waooo, so d deal is pay 1,1million pounds or go to jail for 6 yrs? chai trust ma naija guy he ll prefare goin to jail, even if 2 say he get d money cash down he go pack am 4 one side wey he go tek do owambe party for im leki house if he comes out (alive). God help us all , for greediness is a big issue hia! Lalaland | 9/21/2012 9:22:43 AM |
Na so we see am o! Even though them go jail for six years they will still pay the money WITH interest! That is very good in my opinion! Enough of all the crooks thieving and showing off for that nigeria! Nonsense! Mtchew! Charisma | 9/21/2012 10:20:54 AM |
Hey hommie i no read d thing well infact na only headlin n d fotos i scroll pass oo! soo they ll vomit d money n still go jail join? heeeey dis one na no mercy oo, but where dem go get 1.2M pounds na? dat means dem go auction de house abi dem go defraud anoda pepo/country, as in robbing peter 2 pay paul ....Hmm pepo around dis couple mek una shine una eye oo .. Lord hav mercy! Focus | 9/21/2012 11:47:03 AM |
Dearie, i missed u so much. How body and family? i hope we are all fine. Why did u leave us for so long, anyway welcome back. Charisma | 9/22/2012 3:29:30 AM |
Thx dearie , missd u guys too. Had things 2 tek care of..hope u gud , wish u a nice wkend n tek care of urself. Aquincy | 9/21/2012 10:27:28 AM |
Fhuckup lolo! D house no dey inside bush. They compound has been decorated wit carpet grass/lawn! Chiyoma | 9/21/2012 6:03:12 AM |
I think that Name Mayomi nah yoruba because nah them be cab drivers for here,Anyways my brother told me something like that,but I wasn't not interested, make them jail them. Lalaland | 9/21/2012 6:09:37 AM |
Mtchew! I am just tired of all these 9jas embarrassing us abroad! The thing be say many pepo do it but they will PICK out the 9ja ones as if to say that...here we go again ANOTHER nigerian stealing! Some of these nigerians are just greedy shameless fhuckers mehn! Taiwo idowu | 9/21/2012 9:11:40 AM |
You are cortrect.They are giving Nigerians abroad a bad name.As you know,they think oyinbo man is dumd and s****d only to find out it is the other way around.We all know what they do in nigeria.Loot without any penalty.The only mistake these couple made was to steal from Oyinbo.If they would have carried their fraudulent way in Nigeria,they would have gotten away scott free.Every body in Nigeria goverment is a thief from the top to bottom.As for me.i am not going to worry about my image in US because this is not the first and sure won't be the last.The good thing is they were caugt and will pay back every penny they stole and forfeit all their assest.Now what do they have?.Does crime really pay?. Crimes like stealing or looting pays in Nigeria but not elsewhere.One more thing,don't be suprise some s****d Nigerians will see nothing wrong in what they did. Lalaland | 9/21/2012 9:24:29 AM |
The annoying thing is that the thief then go to nigeria to do "bigman"! When we all know that they are thieves! It is so shameful! Mtchew! Stealing £70 here and there to build house! Thank goodness oyinbo catch them! Mtchew! Tony | 9/21/2012 10:17:27 PM |
People let us be very careful in condemning our own. I do not support what this couple did by claiming welfare and supports fraudulently. But come to think of it, how much did they claim from the system? Going by the reports, it is just about 43,OOO pounds. So why ask this couple to refund 1.2 million pounds? From the report, this family has other businesses that is generating money for them, e.g fish farming and money transfer business. How come the British government is trying to confiscate their properties as proceeds of crime? They can only ask for their 43,000 pounds plus interest. The British government is trying to steal here and Nigerians will support them. Please just read and digest the news again. UK government is broke and they are also looking for where to steal. Most of the things this people do with us, they cant try it with Arabs, because those ones will meet them fire for fire, but as blacks we are too docile and always quick to pull down our own. Like I said I am not supporting nor encouraging crime, but fair is fair.The couple should get a good lawyer to fight their case Bimpus | 9/22/2012 8:14:37 AM |
It's like you have common sense jare Taiwo idowu NY | 9/22/2012 4:07:07 PM |
What are you talking about tony?.I am real disappointed in you.Just like i said in my writeup that some i***ts won't see what is wrong with the whole picture.I don't care how much they stole from defrauding the UK government,they are still a thief,Barawo,Oyinochi ole, and whatever name you call a fraudster.You are stuck on 43,000 pounds and that is all they should pay back right?.The 43000 pounds was invested and they are making (profits)money from their illicit investments.If you look at it,all the money they make from their investments came from the fraud money.So why should they profit from their crime?.In the US if you are convicted of fraud,you will loose everything that you obtain by commiting fraud to set an example for others that crime does not pay.Not only you will loose everything,you will also go to jail.And god forbid you are illegal,you are out.Remember Oyewole who was using a dead man name in NYC?.Tell that to him.A fraud is a fraud and no one should profit from it that is the law.Got it?.I hope. Siju Adegbite | 9/28/2012 6:14:52 PM |
"Going by the reports, it is just about 43,OOO pounds". So to people like you, 43,000 pounds is "JUST" To you they 'CLAIMED" and that was their right? Shame unto people like you, Yahoo Brother! The THIEF is NOT my own. He and his wife are only "Your own", lolo | 10/29/2012 6:58:22 AM |
please i support them cos when the europeans was taking all we had,they did not ask us first from our children to our resources,look in as much as they did not sell drug to get the money haba them try me as i de Austria sef i go do am remain,you way e de say e no good so you think say oyimbo go condeme im brother for you? i don de here about a decade i know them well well. Moji | 9/22/2012 2:55:10 PM |
Ole,ole,olojukokoro god av catch u want 2 spoil Nigeria name oloun o ni fun yin se
Lalaland | 9/21/2012 4:06:08 AMShameless fhuckers!!! I am glad they got caught! Stewpid fhuckers!!! Ole! ole!! Reply this thread
JOHN TEMI | 1/22/2013 4:18:04 AM |
my pals these people are ur people atleast u have 2 suport dem though wat dey did was bad but we ar al siner so u av 2 help dem k
na your yawa | 9/21/2012 4:15:23 AMlalland u be f**l oky what has delta got to do this, u lunatic, u product of a roten egg hisssssssss, when the white came to steal from african how many things did they return, well this is what i call pay back, they started it so y conplain, u f**l i no ur parents must be toilet cleaners hissssssss, slavery still runs in ur family blood ewu. Reply this thread
Lalaland | 9/21/2012 4:29:43 AM |
Is this the most intelligent thing you can say? Ediots like these thieves na don give nigeria bad name so! Let them continue to NAME & SHAME them! Fhucking thieves just like you! And yes they are DELTA with wayo names like that what do you expect?! Ode! na your yawa | 9/21/2012 5:35:14 AM |
u be f**l oky hisssssssssss if thievies should be counted trust mejority are from ur families, maybe u dnt no what it means to strugle, well all i want u to no is stop tribal stuff nd face reality cos even ur presido is a thief hissssssss ewu, pig lolo | 9/21/2012 5:52:46 AM |
and where is ur president from? Niger delta! Lalaland | 9/21/2012 6:10:58 AM |
Infact sef you are waaaay to stewpid for a response! My dearest has given you a correct answer...una president is a DELTIAN! Mtchew!!! na your yawa | 9/21/2012 9:37:21 AM |
ve u ever ask urself y ur father cn not speak where there are men?ve u ever ask y is it that most robbers we ve are graduate,ve u ever ask urself y is it that wen presido, Gov ect fall sick they get treated in EU nd wen they died´they are allways buried in nigeria? ill give u the answer coos i no u ve a block head, itz becos i***ts like u make them belive nigeria is a cemetary oky ewu, nd next time allways give a good reply nd stop tribalizim, pig na your yawa | 9/21/2012 9:27:26 AM |
u are d biggest f**l i ve seen, itz i***ts like u that goes out there to sell nigeria pride, u cn go ahead nd kiss lalaland ass lolo | 9/22/2012 8:40:44 AM |
yes o..lalaa is my DITTO ..so pls kindly come lick our poo
CHY | 9/21/2012 4:34:42 AMUR MANSION NA EBE ANO ,IS GUD TO INVEST WISELY; IEAVE THE OYIBO LAND CM AND ENJOY UR MANSION Reply this thread
Ugo | 9/21/2012 10:22:59 AM |
Someone close to them let the cat out of the bag. The guy has got taste sha.
Sexy | 9/21/2012 4:44:11 AMDey lyke money pass their life.den think uk iz lyke nigerian u cn just do watever r*****h u wana do.tank god dey a caught Reply this thread
Lalaland | 9/21/2012 5:25:54 AM |
Me i tire for them o! Ah ah why do they have ojukokoro like this is beyond me! This is how they steal, then them go carry their criminal selves go nigeria go dey BRAG and show off and all the while they are thieves in oyinbo land! Tufiaakwwwaaa! They have damaged that nigeria image finish! The thing be say ALL nigerians are now being looked upon as fraudsters! Mtchhheeeew!
Mimi | 9/21/2012 4:51:19 AMI think i like there manson n pray for a such, even better than there's in a more honourable way for me n ma family.Ameeeeeeen You guyz can work harder to pay off to avoid going to Jail. Reply this thread
Mimi | 9/21/2012 5:09:06 AMI think i like there manson n pray for a such, even better than there's in a more honourable way for me n ma family.Ameeeeeeen You guyz can work harder to pay off to avoid going to Jail. Reply this thread
Lalaland | 9/21/2012 5:31:10 AM |
These two shameless bafoons are NOT smart! They got caught and will have to pay back EVERY penny that they shameless stole! So that aint smart!
Tolotolo | 9/21/2012 5:15:41 AMThere will always be that bad egg,that bad sheep that never ceases to soil the name of the family. Whilst there are millions of decent nigerians working so hard to earn a living,there's also millions going back to nigeria just cos they would prefer to go home than become illegal immigrants and then there's equally millions like these s****d mofos who dont even batt an eye before commit such heavy crimes. Back home now,they will say'' ah my brother and his wife are UK big boy and girl'' yet they will never ask them what job they are doing! I used to condemn people who divulge information such as this to the authorites but I dont anymore,cos come to think of it,they are simply ripping people who truly deserve help of the opportunity. My prayer for both of them,may they not be able to raise that money so that they can rot in jail and that house,you can be sure its as good as gone. The british government is not s****d and at the end of the day,this is a house that no matter how grand,you will one day pass on and someone who doesnt even know the colour of the bricks it was built with will inherit and will use as he /she pleases. Reply this thread
Lalaland | 9/21/2012 5:29:54 AM |
EXACTLY!!! Can you imagine how criminals like these continue to shame the rest of the honest nigerians? Kai I want them to rot in jail and suffer THEN pay off the money they stole with interest! Oyinbo no stewpid o. They will collect what is stolen from them! This is just so embarrassing and disgusting! Tolotolo | 9/21/2012 5:40:36 AM |
Thank you Lalaland!!!You need to see some of the things many other i***ts like these two couples do here. They know quite alright that they ar not involved in legit things but trust the bloody empty barrels to make the most noise. Me sef want make them suffer,make them suffer wella,make them rot in jail because person no go fit cheat british govt and go scot free, no matter how long it takes,the arm of the law will surely catch up with them. Lalaland | 9/21/2012 6:13:58 AM |
They are doing the nigerian style.....Thieving and bragging! Mtchew! It is just in some of these 9ja blood to play wayo and thief! The world now know 9jas as fraudsters because of ediots like these ones! Mtchew! Nonsense!
Bem | 9/21/2012 5:24:16 AMPlsssssss some of u claiming wat is not true about a group of people of a state is uncalled for . U wont like it at all if they dare mention urs . So mind wat u write bcos it will come back and bite u in the ass . Reply this thread
Lalaland | 9/21/2012 5:27:22 AM |
My family are Deltians! So what is your point?
Labode bless | 9/21/2012 5:35:26 AMHe still try pass our so call politician steal our money go abroad him steal him come home hhu Reply this thread
na your yawa | 9/21/2012 5:38:19 AMdnt mind lalaland i ve allways told her to face the issues at hand and not the tribe, i dnt no if his/her ears lies in his/her ass Reply this thread
Lalaland | 9/21/2012 6:48:43 AM |
Ya brains lies in my anus!
omaka | 9/21/2012 9:31:04 AMis not only africans that do that, is unfortunately they were catch, hope they will not collect the house, if is writen by your name. Reply this thread
na your yawa | 9/21/2012 9:43:45 AMbig f**l, ewu, i***t, u mistaken nigeria, what he did, waz bad but at list he brought back home, onlike ur father whom slavery ve eaten deep into his blood dt he even stills from nigeria to UK just for a bread hisssssssss, i ve better things to do with my time hisssssssssss Reply this thread
net | 9/21/2012 10:27:46 AM |
JObless atulu lalaland. Always on the net. Dont u go to work or school.
John | 9/21/2012 12:15:31 PMOvo Mayomi would have made James Ibori very proud. They are birds of the same feather. He must have graduated from Ibori school of criminality. I hope they share a cell in prison. Reply this thread
Apple | 9/21/2012 4:47:06 PMUP NAIJA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!............ Reply this thread
Yahoo Boy | 10/19/2012 9:19:49 AMOmo forget o, the guy get taste o... Omo see jacuzzi, see AC for toilet.. Ahhh. Omo... And if we find out nw, na one of hin padi wey dey envy am go cast am.. Omo.. I must hammer o.... And if u feel like sayin r*****h.. Pls go ahead Reply this thread
Yahoo Boy | 10/19/2012 9:51:16 AMOmo forget o, the guy get taste o... Omo see jacuzzi, see AC for toilet.. Ahhh. Omo... And if we find out nw, na one of hin padi wey dey envy am go cast am.. Omo.. I must hammer o.... And if u feel like sayin r*****h.. Pls go ahead Reply this thread
toto | 2/5/2013 6:52:51 AMmy own go worse more than his own,them never see,this time na 900 billion pouns,you go here Reply this thread
Junior | 3/10/2013 5:47:00 AMI love this guy, to be honest I would do the samething because whom wants to work for the rest of their life. Even bill gate steal as well or even prime ministers too, just because they don't get caught doesn't mean they don't. But to me this guy my hero. Reply this thread
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