Worst Person: ID Thief With Exquisite Taste Uses $500K to Buy Rolex Watches and More

Let’s face it. Most of us like nice things…dream of owning that big house, perhaps a nice sports car, or wish we could make that 3-month long European summer jaunt a reality. It’s all good. Well, what’s to stop a criminal from dreaming big as well? Nothing actually. And one criminal actually tried to live big off of other people’s identities.

Iguosade Osahon, a 28-year-old Nigerian-born student, pleaded not guilty last week to charges that he swiped the identities of 750 victims and used the $500,000 he stole with the data to buy Rolex watches, Louis Vuitton bags and jewelry at Tiffany & Co.

According to the NY Daily News, Osahon stole his victim’s personal info – including that of a dozen Manhattan residents by trolling online data traffickers for personal information – names, birth dates and social security numbers, prosecutors said. He then went to Experian and TransUnion, and ordered credit reports, which are readily available with the personal data.

Well, having good taste is not a crime. But, stealing the identities of 750 people is absolutely a crime. So, Mr. Osahon, congratulation, you are this week’s “Worst Person.” We find your high-end tastes mildly entertaining, but the reality is that you are a criminal and you will be serving time.