Adesuwa Ogiozee
By Our Reporter
US based auto dealer and one of the Big Girls making waves in the United States, Adesuwa Ogiozee is allegedly entangled in N297m fraud.
Ogiozee, the CEO of Adesuwa Autos is alleged to have collected the staggering sum from
Azubuike Chisom (not real name), a mid-30s oil and gas executive based in Lagos for the purchase of a brand new Mercedes G63 AMG (G-Wagon) to mark his birthday the following year on January 12, 2026, a celebration he described as ‘historic milestone’ in his life’s journey.
Speaking with FIJ on Friday, Chisom said he paid the sum of N297,000,000 in tranches between October 3 and October 16, 2025 to Ogiozee, who operates on Instagram as ‘Renee5Star’, but surprisingly has not fulfilled the terms of the transaction five months after he effected the payment.
He added that what has arrived from the United States instead, is a steady stream of “excuses, contradictions and broken promises”.
Chisom said, “In 2025, I contacted Renee Adesuwa Ogiozee to purchase a brand new Mercedes G63 AMG from the United States to be shipped to Lagos,
“Between October 3 and October 16, 2025, I paid her N297,000,000 in tranches. The agreement was that the vehicle would arrive in Nigeria by December 2025, before my birthday on January 12, which was a historic milestone in my life.”
According to him, this was not his first transaction with Ogiozee.
“I have known her for years. She is very popular on Instagram and constantly advertises luxury cars. Some of my friends have bought vehicles through her, too,” said Chisom.
“In fact, in 2022, I personally purchased a car from her. That transaction was successful — the vehicle was bought, documentation processed, and it was shipped safely to Nigeria from the United States.
“So, relying on that previous experience, I transferred the N297,000,000 to her without thinking she would eventually scam me.
“She even acknowledged receipt of the full amount via WhatsApp and phone communication on October 16, 2025.”
Transaction receipts showing N297 million paid by Chisom into a Zenith Bank account provided by Renee Adesuwa Ogiozee for a Mercedes G63.
The transaction took a suspicious turn as Chisom stated that days after confirming receipt of the money, Ogiozee informed him that the vehicle he paid for was no longer available.
“On October 21, only a few days after I completed payment, she told me that the vehicle had already been sold,
“I was shocked because it clearly contradicted our earlier agreement. She said the car was not under her direct control and that the dealership sold it.”
Chisom said he immediately requested proof that she had paid a dealership for the vehicle as she had claimed.
“She had been telling me she was in a transaction with a dealer who was to sell the car to me. After she said the vehicle had been sold, I asked her to provide receipts of the payment she claimed to have made to the dealer,” he said.
“From October till now, she has not produced a single receipt. That was when my suspicion began. It became clear to me that she was not being truthful.”
Renee Adesuwa Ogiozee’s Instagram page (renee5star)
Chisom said Ogiozee later introduced another explanation.
“On November 15, 2025, she told me she was in talks with another dealership that had the desired vehicle in transit to the United States, with an estimated arrival date of December 27, 2025. She claimed she had already made a deposit on my behalf,” he said.
“I repeatedly asked for evidence of that deposit, but none was provided either. She constantly keeps lying without providing any proof of payment.”
When December passed without delivery, Chisom said he escalated the matter legally.
“On January 5, 2026, through my lawyer, I formally notified her of my intention to demand a full refund within one week due to her failure to meet the agreed timeline,” he said.
“On January 19, she claimed that the vehicle had ‘finally arrived at the dealership’ and that the transaction would be completed within the week. She promised to send pictures and videos of the vehicle, but she never did.
“I paid in October. She promised delivery by December 2025. This is now the fifth month, and I have not seen the car.”
Following continued delays, Chisom said he demanded a refund.
“Due to the numerous contradictions, excuses and empty promises, I requested a full refund,
“The transaction was not progressing as agreed, so I asked for my money back. Not a single naira has been refunded.
“On February 2, my lawyer issued a formal demand letter for a refund. Despite that, she has failed to refund the money till today.
“Instead, she sent a letter through her lawyer proposing a repayment plan that, in my view, makes no sense. I paid in full for a car that was never delivered. Why should I accept a repayment structure after she reneged on our agreement?”
Chisom said the situation was particularly painful because the vehicle was meant to mark a significant birthday milestone.
“The car was meant to mark my birthday on January 12. When people gathered to celebrate, the car was not available. It was embarrassing and deeply disappointing.”
Chisom also raised concerns about the account used for the transaction.
“She did not use her personal or company account to receive the funds. Instead, she directed me to pay into a Zenith Bank account, belonging to one David E. Ogiozee, whom she claimed was her father,
“Unknown to me at the time, her personal and business accounts were under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). My lawyer’s independent investigation revealed that she opened and controlled the account but presented it to me as her father’s account.
“In my estimation, that raises serious questions about the legitimacy of the process.”
Chisom also claimed that after he began demanding his money, Ogiozee became evasive. He also told FIJ that, through his lawyer, he petitioned both the EFCC and FBI to investigate her.
“She blocked me on WhatsApp at some point because I repeatedly requested a refund. However, after my lawyer petitioned the FBI and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), she unblocked me,” he said.
“She now tells me on WhatsApp that she is a U.S. citizen and that there is nothing law enforcement — whether EFCC or FBI — can do to her.”
Chisom further claimed that he later discovered that Ogiozee had been linked to fraud investigations in the United States.
“I have since discovered that she has been the subject of FBI investigations, including wire fraud-related matters,” he said.
“So, I have petitioned the FBI, and that process is ongoing. Also, I have petitioned the EFCC, and my lawyer was informed recently that a panel has been constituted to look into the matter.”
Chisom described the entire transaction as fraudulent.
“She collected N297 million for a car that was never delivered. There is no evidence that she paid any dealership. Immediately after I completed payment, she said the car had been sold,” Chisom lamented.
“How do you define fraud? A car, I do not have. My money, I cannot get.”
He argued that the actions fall within Nigeria’s criminal provisions on obtaining money under false pretence.
“Under Section 419 of the Nigerian Criminal Code, obtaining by false pretence is a punishable offence,” Chisom declared.
“If you know from the outset that there is no car available, yet you send pictures, provide an account number, collect full payment, and then claim the car has been sold, what is that?
“In my view, this was a carefully planned scheme — obtaining money by false pretence, advance-fee fraud, criminal misrepresentation and conversion of funds.
“Since I cannot get what I paid for, coupled with the fact she has become evasive and surprisingly unresponsive, I am demanding a full refund of my money.”
On Saturday at exactly 6:04 pm, FIJ sent a WhatsApp message to Ogiozee, asking why she collected N297,000,000 from Chisom but reneged on the terms of their contractual agreement. The message was delivered and read, but she did not respond.
Later that same day, FIJ sent an email to her via [email protected]. She did not reply.
On Sunday at exactly 12:07 pm, FIJ placed two phone calls to Ogiozee, but the calls were not answered.
A follow-up WhatsApp message was subsequently sent on Sunday. As of press time, she had yet to respond.
