The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 555 (October 6 - 19 2021)

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News
Men sentenced for £5,000 bitcoin scam
Two men who conned a man into from City of London Police, said:
cash before Oluwasegun ran from the
handing over £5,000 in a bitcoin “Billions and Oluwasegun conspired to
hotel and no bitcoins were ever
scam at a City of London hotel trick the victim into thinking they were
transferred to him. Billions did not meet
have been sentenced.
25-year-old Samuel Billions of
going to receive a deal on bitcoins, but
the reality was it was all an elaborate lie
with the victim at the hotel but arranged
everything in the background as part of
Hackney and 24-year-old Samuel to get the victim to hand over his money.
the conspiracy.
Oluwasegun of Gravesend, conspired to These two criminals will now pay the
After a complex investigation,
falsely lead the victim to believe that he
was purchasing bitcoins from them.
The pair were sentenced at Inner
London Crown Court on September 22,
2021. Billions was ordered to carry out
price for their dishonesty.
“If someone offers you something
which seems like it is too good to be true,
the chances are it probably is. Always
stop and take a moment to think before
Billions was identified through his profile
on a bitcoin trading website and
subscriber checks on his mobile phone.
Oluwasegun was identified through
fingerprints left at the scene.
100 hours of unpaid work over the next parting with your money or information
The victim went to the hotel thinking
During police interviews,
12 months, given a 12-week curfew order as it could keep you safe and protect you
that he was purchasing bitcoins at an
Oluwasegun and Billions both answered
and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of from criminals carrying out fraud.”
agreed exchange rate and he was told by
no comment to all questions asked.
£90. Oluwasegun was ordered to Billions, who used bitcoin trading
Oluwasegun, who he had had no previous
Oluwasegun pleaded guilty to
complete 80 hours of unpaid work over websites, had contacted the victim to set
contact with, that he was there to collect
conspiracy to defraud in July 2021 and
the next 12 months and must also pay a up the trap, but the victim met
the cash so that the bitcoin transfer could
Billions was found guilty of conspiracy
victim surcharge of £90.
Oluwasegun at a hotel in the City of
take place.
to defraud at Inner London Crown Court
Detective Constable Ufuk Ekbic, London on October 19, 2019.
The victim handed over £5,000 in
on August 11, 2021 following a trial.
Technology
Digital players shine at Africa Digital
Manager Award
The Africa Digital Manager Award
(ADMA) organized by Inetum
(formerly Gfi) brought together
various African digital players and
rewarded the three winners from 2021.
Building on the success of this first
competition, ESN is launching the second
one, in partnership with the Ecole
Centrale de Casablanca again, to reward
companies and managers who have led
digitalization projects in Africa.
The 2021 ADMA awards ceremony
took place on Inetum’s new premises in
Morocco, in Casanearshore (Casablanca).
This ceremony closed the first year of this
competition which brought together
candidates from all over Africa. This
event also made it possible to encourage
digital projects that participate in
economic development across the African
continent today and inspire the initiatives
of tomorrow.
Saloua Karkri-Belkeziz, President of Inetum in Africa
The meeting was also a platform for
discussion on digitalization issues in
Africa, and the trends revealed by the
candidates’ projects. Vincent Rouaix,
Chairman and CEO of Inetum says: “We
believe in Africa, which is a growing
continent; digital represents an
opportunity for its economy. Hosting the
ADMA and the opening of our FabLab in
Casablanca are proof of our commitment
and our desire to shine on the continent.
We are present in close proximity there,
to support the digital transition of
companies, the economy and, more
generally of society, to make the most of
digital flow.”
Saloua Karkri-Belkeziz, President of
Inetum in Africa announced: “We are
pleased that ADMA is meeting with such
enthusiasm. Thanks to this project, Inetum
is at the heart of a dynamic for the
development of innovation ecosystems on
the continent. It is an enriching experience
thanks to the exchanges we share with
talented managers around ambitious
projects carried out by African companies
and institutions. And we will be keen to
make this initiative last, so that it
constitutes a real platform for identifying
the best digital projects in Africa, every
year. “
At the opening ceremony, Inetum
announced the 2022 competition. Online
applications for the new event are now
open on the ADMA website: .
To compete, participants must submit
projects carried out internally or in
partnership with third parties
(laboratories, universities, subsidiaries or
other partners). Candidates can also
present a managerial method used to
effectively lead one or more projects
based on agility, change management or
any other performance measure. The
nature of innovation or managerial
excellence will determine the best
dossiers selected by the jury.
The first edition ADMA brought
together 52 candidate projects with 10
finalists from 7 countries: Mali, Benin,
Senegal, Cameroon, Congo, Morocco and
Celebrating Africa's digital players
Algeria. The 3 winners were able to
receive their trophies:
• Maghreb Accessoires for the North
Africa region, for the digitization
project addressing the entire
organization, with the aim of
optimizing management processes and
modernizing the customer experience.
• Orange Cameroun took home the
ADMA award for Central Africa,
through the MyWay + platform, which
consists of innovation and
modernization of the customer
experience.
• La Caisse de sécurité sociale du
Sénégal (IPRES) won the ADMA
award for West Africa, for the project
aimed at modernizing and
harmonizing the information systems
of this public administration.
The winners will benefit from dual
support with substantial added value.
First, consulting support for the winning
company provided by Inetum’s expert
consultants. In addition, Six Sigma Green
Belt certification training provided by the
ADMA competition partner, l’École
Centrale de Casablanca, for the managers
who helmed the winning projects.