Herman Emmanuel Fankem information

Herman Emmanuel Fankem
Mugshot taken in 2013 by the Toronto Police Service following Fankem's arrest for fraud
Born	Emmanuel (last name unknown) c.  (1980-09-12) September 12, 1980 (age 43) Ivry-sur-Seine, France (claimed, likely Douala, Cameroon)
Nationality	Cameroonian (claims to be French)
Other names	Emmanuel Febibouon Emmanuel Buon Fébile Herman Kemté Joseph James James Emmanuel
Criminal status	Incarcerated under an immigration removal order and unidentified for 11 years, 2 months and 6 days
Criminal charge	2007: possession of identity documents improper intention (UK) 2009: possession of articles used in frauds (UK) 2010: using forged documents (France) 2013: fraud, personation (Canada)
Penalty	2007: 8 months imprisonment (UK) 2009: 12 months imprisonment (UK, remains a fugitive) 2010: 4 months imprisonment (France, remains a fugitive) 2013: charges suspended (Canada, awaiting deportation)

Herman Emmanuel Fankem (born September 12, 1980) is the main pseudonym used by an unidentified Cameroonian serial fraudster who has refused to identify himself to Canadian authorities since his 2013 arrest for participating in an advance-fee scam. He has been held in the maximum-security Central East Correctional Centre in immigration custody since his arrest, and has yet to be identified. He is the longest-serving detainee on immigration charges in Canada.

Fankem insists that he is a French citizen visiting from England and has been uncooperative in attempts to identify him, sometimes threatening and insulting officers, and has refused to be photographed or fingerprinted. He has used at least ten aliases spanning six countries, all linked to past convictions of fraud, falsifying documents, and impersonation. In 2020, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice determined that he was a Cameroonian national, likely born in Douala with the first name "Emmanuel", and ordered his prolonged detention.