Ireland Man sentenced over €205,000 bank account fraud in Letterkenny
Ami Enabulele, an asylum seeker who was out of work, was charged with 185 counts of online fraud over a scam that took €205,201.93 from dozens of personal bank accounts in Letterkenny, Co Donegal, with individual sums from about €1,000 to €50,000. The gang reportedly accessed accounts by claiming the holders had lost their passwords and bought SIM cards using the holders' phone numbers, and AIB fraud management flagged the missing money and a suspect IP address that had taken over 45 accounts. He was sentenced at Letterkenny Circuit Court to four years in prison, with the final 12 months suspended, in July, which the report describes as last year. An August 2023 DonegalLive report said he has been linked to the Black Axe gang and has close links to a Dublin-based gang member.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced14 Aug
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A scam took €205,201.93 from dozens of personal bank accounts.
- The sums taken ranged from around €1,000 to €50,000.
- Where
- The case was heard at Letterkenny Circuit Court in Co Donegal.
- When
- The incident date is not given in the sources.
- He was sentenced in July, which the August 2023 report describes as last year.
- Cause
- The gang accessed accounts by pretending the account holders had lost their passwords.
- The gang bought SIM cards using the account holders' phone numbers from different providers.
- Investigation
- AIB fraud management spotted the missing cash and a suspect IP address that had taken over 45 accounts.
- Charges
- Ami Enabulele was charged with 185 charges relating to online fraud.
- In court
- The court heard he was an asylum seeker who was out of work and got involved in the scam through friends.
- Judge John Aylmer said the offences involved very significant levels of fraud and dishonesty.
- Sentence
- Enabulele was sentenced to four years in prison, with the final 12 months suspended.
- Other details
- He has been linked to the Black Axe gang.
- He has close links to a Dublin-based gang member who was higher up the chain and has previously been arrested.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA scam took over €200,000 from dozens of bank accounts. (donegallive.ie)
- whatA total of €205,201.93 was taken from dozens of personal bank accounts. (donegallive.ie)
- whatThe sums taken ranged from around €1,000 up to €50,000. (donegallive.ie)
- whenEnabulele was given a prison sentence last July. (donegallive.ie)
- causeThe gang accessed accounts by pretending the account holders had lost their passwords. (donegallive.ie)
- causeThe gang bought SIM cards with the account holders' phone numbers from different providers. (donegallive.ie)
- investigationAIB fraud management spotted the missing cash and a suspect IP address that had taken over 45 accounts. (donegallive.ie)
- chargeEnabulele was charged with 185 charges relating to online fraud. (donegallive.ie)
- courtLetterkenny Circuit Court heard that the man was an asylum seeker who was out of work and joined the scam through friends. (donegallive.ie)
- sentenceJudge John Aylmer said the offences involved very significant levels of fraud and dishonesty. (donegallive.ie)
- sentenceEnabulele was sentenced to four years in prison, with the final 12 months suspended. (donegallive.ie)
- otherThe man has been linked to the Black Axe gang. (donegallive.ie)
- otherEnabulele has close links to a Dublin-based gang member who was higher up the chain and has previously been arrested. (donegallive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 14 Aug2023Man jailed over €205,000 fraud in Donegal linked to notorious 'Black Axe' gang
Reports the sentencing at Letterkenny Circuit Court, the total amount taken, how the accounts were accessed, and a link to the Black Axe gang and a Dublin-based gang member.
convicted, Ami Enabulele, 27, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ami Enabulele