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‘Billionaire’ Hushpuppi sold second hand clothes, his dad was a taxi driver – report

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Alleged international fraudster, Huhspuppi, born Ramoni Abass, according to British newspaper, Daily Mail once sold second-hand clothes on the streets of Lagos.

The report read in part

“Mr Abbas started out as a secondhand-clothes trader in Lagos before claiming to be a billionaire property developer in Dubai.”

There were also reports by some of his old friends that his father was a taxi driver in Nigeria.

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WuzupNigeria could, however, not independently verify this.

Huhspuppi was arrested in Dubai last month for allegedly diverting over half a billion dollars from private accounts through a series of fraudulent activities.

He along with others were subsequently deported from the United Arab Emirates to the US by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to face charges.

The alleged fraudster, who boasts of over 2.4 million followers on social media, was known to always put his ostentatious lifestyle on display.

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Huhspuppi boasts of many luxury cars including two Rolls Royce, a Maybach,  a Bentley, a Ferarri, Mercedes G Wagon and many more.

He used strictly private jets for international travel where he videos himself consuming expensive champagne and food.

The suspect usually puts inspirational captions beneath his posts in a bid to “encourage hard work among youths.”

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Little is known of his personal life but he admitted to fathering a child in 2013 who he said he would like to set up an account for “in case anything happened to me tomorrow.”

The suspect revealed this during his public feud with former friend turned foe, Ismaila Mustapha aka Mompha, who is currently facing charges of alleged diversion of N32bn in Nigeria.

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