Steyn City ‘tech entrepreneur’ jailed for fraud in US and SA

Martins Egenamba turned out to be the mastermind of a scheme that raked millions of dollars from victims in the US and South Africa via business e-mail compromise fraud

09 July 2023 - 00:00 By Aron Hyman

To Steyn City residents, Martins Egenamba was living the life of a young and successful tech entrepreneur, driving a Ford Mustang with a personalised number plate — N3rd GP — and brainstorming new business ideas with an unsuspecting neighbour. ..

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