A Nigerian Man Ovo Mayomi and his wife Juliet Ubiribo used identity and immigration scam to falsely claim £43,000 in benefits from the UK Government.The man 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.
Ovo Mayomi a minicab driver who claimed he was earning £700 a month but was later found to be living a life luxury 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 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.
Fraud investigators found Mayomi and his wife owned a large luxurious house in Lekki near the Nigerian capital Lagos worth more than £1millio.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.
Further investigators also discovered Mayomi owned a fish farm in Nigeria.
The couple's benefit scam unraveled when a visa application by Mayomi showed they had married a year earlier and that Ubiribo had a job in order to support him.
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