Norwich cyber criminal, jailed
He hacked accounts to buy high ticket goods
Last updated 22nd Apr 2021
A cyber-criminal who bought hacked online personal account credentials from various websites has been given a suspended sentence after buying high-value items like games consoles on victims' accounts and selling them on.
Ayomidimeji Oladogba, 21, of Darrell Place, Norwich pleaded guilty at Norwich Crown Court and was sentenced to a 12-month custodial sentence, suspended for 18 months for six counts of fraud by false representation and two counts of possessing articles for use in fraud. A further four counts of unauthorised access to a computer with intent to commit further offences are to lay on file.?
Oladogba, a former student at the UEA, also has a 16-week curfew on a Friday and Saturday night between 7pm and 6am. He has also been ordered to do 150 hours unpaid work, to pay £500 costs and compensation to the victims.
In November 2019 Oladogba was arrested on suspicion of fraud when he was collecting a Nintendo Switch worth £199.99 from an Argos store at Sainsbury's in Norwich. The victim had noticed the purchase on her eBay account via PayPal and notified Argos it was fraudulent ahead of the collection and police were alerted.
On arrest, Oladogba's mobile phone was seized and following a search of his student address in Olney Street, Norwich, officers also seized a laptop, PlayStation 4 and CEX receipt relating to Oladogba selling a computer game. He claimed he bought the games console via a website, mostly used by cyber criminals, which he described as a 'chat forum'. He was released under investigation pending further enquiries.
However, a download of the contents of his phone found evidence he was boasting to others about using compromised accounts to buy goods. Digital forensics at Norfolk Police then found his laptop also contained evidence including step-by-step documents about how 'carding' works, how to obtain goods from Amazon using another person's details and a document called 'Social engineering, The Art of Human Hacking'.
There were other documents detailing phishing, which is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information, or data, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by disguising yourself as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. A file was also discovered on the laptop with the username, password and personal details for dozens of unsuspecting victims who had had their online accounts hacked and access credentials sold online.
On 12 February 2020, Oladogba was?further arrested on suspicion of the additional offences identified by investigating Officers from the Norfolk & Suffolk Cyber Crime Unit.
Detective Sergeant Mark Stratford said:
"Cybercrime can be seen by some to offer significant reward, with little consequence or risk of getting caught. I hope that today's sentence demonstrates to anyone considering engaging in this type of crime that this is not the case, you can be identified, you can be arrested and you can be left with a criminal record which could adversely impact your future prospects."