Yep another migrant getting into a spot of bother with the law. Now the point that has not been brought up in this story was that the passport used was not his, instead he had put his own photo in someone elses passport and as he had a utility bill in the other persons name this says to me that he was looking not so much for work as he claimed but to set up a false identity. A little bit of research would show that although he was given indefinate leave to stay in the UK, he still could have got a bank account in his own name.
Now do not know if he had a passport of his own(and that is what banks do ask for) but due to the time he had been in this nation he would have had documents in his name from various government depts. After all he had been given indefinate leave to stay in the UK. Having worked in the finance trade I know that although you are asked for a passport, you can actually open one without a UK passport so long as you have a few other forms of ID or references off of professionals etc:
Option 1. A passport or photo-card driving licence; or combinations of certain official documents such as an old-style full UK driving licence plus a council tax letter or statement.
Option 2. If you don't have these documents, a bank or other financial firm may be willing to accept certain documents relating to your particular circumstances, such as a:
letter from a government department or local authority confirming a right to State benefits;
suitable confirmation of identity from a young person's workplace or educational institution; or
letter confirming a person's identity from a care-home manager or warden of sheltered accommodation or a refuge.
Further options are available for groups such as international students, migrant workers, refugees, asylum seekers, prisoners and those on probation. Details on these options are available in the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group's Guidance.
Option 3. If you don't have any of the documents required, a firm may be willing to accept a letter confirming your identity from an 'appropriate person' who knows you, such as a social worker, doctor or teacher.
Yep, seems plain enough to me. As I have shown he could have got a bank account opened in his own name and as he had two documents in this other chaps name I suspect he was looking to get himself some easy credit and then leave the other poor chap to clear up the mess. Anyway the tale of our naughty chap is here:
By Lizzie Smith from the South Wales Argus. Yet another Nigerian carrying out dubious things................
A MAN who used a false passport to try to open an account at a Newport bank was jailed for nine months today.
Tope Akinyemi, from Clapham in London, attempted to use a South African passport and a water bill, both in the name of Dapaja Olawiwoja, to open an account at HSBC on Bridge Street on February 12.
Yesterday Newport Crown Court heard it was due to the experience and initiative of bank manager Anthony Coates that Akinyemi was unsuccessful.
Laurence Jones, prosecuting, said Mr Coates recognised inconsistencies in the passport and rang head office for advice.
He was told the passport was fake and called police, then kept Akinyemi, 27, at the bank until they arrived.
Examination later found that although the passport was genuine it had been altered, with Akinyemi's picture replacing the original.
The court heard that Nigerian national Akinyemi, who pleaded guilty to posession of a false identification document, had lived in Britain for between 11 and 14 years and had indefinite leave to remain.
Gareth Williams, defending, said Akinyemi committed the crime because his immigration status meant he was unable to work.
He was reliant for money on his long-term girlfriend and hoped a bank account would help him get a job.
"He became desperate," said Mr Williams.
But he said Akinyemi now deeply regretted his actions.
Recorder Ian Murphy said he had taken account of Akinyemi's early guilty plea and previously good character.
But he said: "It is an offence so serious that in my view only a custodial sentence is appropriate."
And he praised Mr Coates, saying: "It was due to his experience that he detected something wrong with this passport."
He sentenced Akinyemi to nine months, minus the 92 days spent in custody awaiting trial.
**Well done to Mr Coates on that one, may he bag himself an entire brace of potential ID fraudsters. Anyway Maybe Tope will end up sharing a cell with this chap, they can while away the hours talking about the "old country" and plotting more ID fraud when they get out:All Nigerian chums together.
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Now do not know if he had a passport of his own(and that is what banks do ask for) but due to the time he had been in this nation he would have had documents in his name from various government depts. After all he had been given indefinate leave to stay in the UK. Having worked in the finance trade I know that although you are asked for a passport, you can actually open one without a UK passport so long as you have a few other forms of ID or references off of professionals etc:
Option 1. A passport or photo-card driving licence; or combinations of certain official documents such as an old-style full UK driving licence plus a council tax letter or statement.
Option 2. If you don't have these documents, a bank or other financial firm may be willing to accept certain documents relating to your particular circumstances, such as a:
letter from a government department or local authority confirming a right to State benefits;
suitable confirmation of identity from a young person's workplace or educational institution; or
letter confirming a person's identity from a care-home manager or warden of sheltered accommodation or a refuge.
Further options are available for groups such as international students, migrant workers, refugees, asylum seekers, prisoners and those on probation. Details on these options are available in the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group's Guidance.
Option 3. If you don't have any of the documents required, a firm may be willing to accept a letter confirming your identity from an 'appropriate person' who knows you, such as a social worker, doctor or teacher.
Yep, seems plain enough to me. As I have shown he could have got a bank account opened in his own name and as he had two documents in this other chaps name I suspect he was looking to get himself some easy credit and then leave the other poor chap to clear up the mess. Anyway the tale of our naughty chap is here:
By Lizzie Smith from the South Wales Argus. Yet another Nigerian carrying out dubious things................
A MAN who used a false passport to try to open an account at a Newport bank was jailed for nine months today.
Tope Akinyemi, from Clapham in London, attempted to use a South African passport and a water bill, both in the name of Dapaja Olawiwoja, to open an account at HSBC on Bridge Street on February 12.
Yesterday Newport Crown Court heard it was due to the experience and initiative of bank manager Anthony Coates that Akinyemi was unsuccessful.
Laurence Jones, prosecuting, said Mr Coates recognised inconsistencies in the passport and rang head office for advice.
He was told the passport was fake and called police, then kept Akinyemi, 27, at the bank until they arrived.
Examination later found that although the passport was genuine it had been altered, with Akinyemi's picture replacing the original.
The court heard that Nigerian national Akinyemi, who pleaded guilty to posession of a false identification document, had lived in Britain for between 11 and 14 years and had indefinite leave to remain.
Gareth Williams, defending, said Akinyemi committed the crime because his immigration status meant he was unable to work.
He was reliant for money on his long-term girlfriend and hoped a bank account would help him get a job.
"He became desperate," said Mr Williams.
But he said Akinyemi now deeply regretted his actions.
Recorder Ian Murphy said he had taken account of Akinyemi's early guilty plea and previously good character.
But he said: "It is an offence so serious that in my view only a custodial sentence is appropriate."
And he praised Mr Coates, saying: "It was due to his experience that he detected something wrong with this passport."
He sentenced Akinyemi to nine months, minus the 92 days spent in custody awaiting trial.
**Well done to Mr Coates on that one, may he bag himself an entire brace of potential ID fraudsters. Anyway Maybe Tope will end up sharing a cell with this chap, they can while away the hours talking about the "old country" and plotting more ID fraud when they get out:All Nigerian chums together.
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Anthony Coates
Newport Gwent
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have you seen how easy is getting a valid passport photo nowadays with the ePassportPhoto service?
they need to think about something more serious than that for the immigration office
True or maybe tighter controls on who they let into the Uk in the first place.
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