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Ramon Abbas, a Nigerian social media influencer who made millions from online scams, has been jailed in the US for 11 years. Who is Ramon Abbas, aka Ray Hushpuppi? Ramon Abbas was a hugely popular social media influencer from Nigeria. He would regularly show off his wealth by posting images of him in front of […]

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