25 year old Nigerian tech queen, sapphire Egemasi has been arrested by the FBI for her role in a massive fraud scheme that stole millions of dollars from the US government.

Her arrest followed a federal grand jury indictment filed in 2024, which charged her and several co-conspirators with internet fraud and money laundering.

 Sapphire built the perfect image on LinkedIn, flaunting her coding skill, corporate internships and luxurious vacations. 

But behind the luxury, sapphire was an alleged member of a fraud syndicate. According to the FBI, between September 2021, and February 2023, sapphire created fake websites to impersonate official US government websites and steal login credentials of US citizens. 

She was also in charge of moving the stolen funds into various US bank accounts in all, Sapphire and the ring leader Samuel kwado Osei, a Ghanaian, stole nearly $1.3 million from the US government. 

Eventually, on April 10, 2025 the FBI arrested Sapphire and Samuel in New York, where they currently reside. Sapphire Egemasi and her partners are currently locked up behind bars awaiting prosecution. If convicted, she could face up to 20 years in prison, heavy fines and deportation.

Please stay away from crime to avoid paying the price of imprisonment.