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Throwback: This man sold $242m fake airport to bank

August 26, 2018 by Ydraft Editors

Throwback: This man sold $242m fake airport to bank: We have heard of many frauds in which people sell government properties or properties of someone else to a third party but can you believe that a person committed a fraud in which Emmanuel Nwude sold an entire airport that doesn’t even exist. The amount that was involved in this fraud was whopping $242 million.

The fraud took place between 1995 and 1998 in Nigeria and it was committed by a person known as Emmanuel Nwude. He cheated a Brazilian named Nelson Sakaguchi who worked as a director of a bank.

Emmanuel was also a very influential person as he was the former director of Union Bank of Nigeria. He used his position to make links and get information and documents and needless to say, this all was not possible for a common person.

Emmanuel posed as Paul Ogwuma, the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, in front of Nelson and told him about a very lucrative deal about Nigerian government’s plan of building an airport at Abuja.

He convinced Nelson that he will be earning a commission of at least $10 million when the deal will take place and for this purpose, Nelson paid him an amount of $191 million in cash while the remaining amount was paid as outstanding interest.

The other persons involved in the crime were Obum Osakwe, Nzeribe Okoli, a husband, and wife – Christian Ikechukwu Anajemba and Amaka Anajemba and Emmanuel Ofolue. Later, someone took Christian’s life.

The investigation took place in 2004; all the gang members were presented before the Abuja High court and charged with 86 cases of illegally seeking advance fees and 15 cases of trying to bribe the officials. The gang pleaded not guilty and the court warned them not to try to bribe the officials.

The court sentenced Emmanuel with five concurrent sentences of five years and he was also ordered to pay $10 million as fine. He was released in 2006 and after that, he filed a case for reclaiming his properties. Till now, he has got back $167 million worth of properties.

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These new Pregnancy emojis are all too real for Moms

August 26, 2018 by Ydraft Editors

Besties Sarah Robinson, Hannah Hudson, and Natalie Ralston came up with the idea of pregnancy emojis to “fill a need for pregnant women and new moms.”

pregnancy emojis creators — Ralston / Robinson / Hudson

Robinson said, “When you’re pregnant or a new mom, texting is more than fun — it’s actually a lifeline.” To realize the project, the team hooked up with illustrator Lauren Burke, who created 250 original designs | Pregnancy emojis

This emoji perfectly sums up the first few months of pregnancy. #morningsickness

If any pregnant woman can do this, I applaud you

You can warn people when your hormones are out of control.

And, of course, there are emojis for after pregnancy as well.

This one is a pretty accurate depiction of labor (and pregnancy in general).

You can announce your water broke without saying a single word.

Be sure to send this to your S.O. when you’re feeling pregnant and frisky.

Show people how you sleep at night.

Maybe also let them know you’re having “lightning crotch.”

And let people know you definitely aren’t having a natural birth.

The EmojiMom app is available on iOS, with plans to expand to Android soon.

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2-year-old girl hands out burritos to exhausted firefighters battling wildfire

August 26, 2018 by Ydraft Editors

A 2-year-old girl has made sure that firefighters in northern California have a full stomach before they head back to battling the deadly Carr Fire raging across the region.

Chelsey Lutz, 30, posted an adorable video on Facebook of her daughter, Gracie, handing out breakfast burritos to firefighters in Anderson, California, on Monday after they finished the night shift fighting the fire that has killed six people, four of whom were firefighters.

Gracie knows all about what firefighters go through, as her uncles, Lutz’s brothers Colton and Kody, and her grandfather, Jerry, are all part of the group fighting the Carr Fire.

They and hundreds of others are working tirelessly to stop the wildfire that has forced 40,000 evacuations and destroyed nearly 900 homes.

Kody was finishing a shift on Monday when he told Lutz he was hungry for a burrito, so she and Gracie got to work on feeding the whole crew at the Shasta District and Event Center.

“We were really just trying to show these firefighters we care and we support them,” Lutz told TODAY.

The firefighters made sure to pose for a cute picture of Gracie on Tuesday to say thanks.

“In the beginning, the fire was kicking their butts and it was sad and disheartening for them, so I think any little kind gesture goes a long way when battling such a tragic fire,” Lutz said.