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Internet Fraud: EFCC Nabs Lady Who Sold Facebook Account
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested the quartet of Lucky Ebhogie, Richman Kas Godwin, Israel Justin and Precious Iwuji for internet-related fraud.
They were arrested on August 5, 2021 in the Sabo area of Kaduna, Kaduna State following intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet-related fraud activities.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects are mostly involved in impersonation and romance scam; faking the identities of US military personnel on foreign missions to deceive their victims.
One of the suspects, Lucky Ebhogie allegedly recruited his mother into the scam by using her account to launder suspected proceeds of crime. On July, 30, 2021, he purchased a Mercedes Benz GLK car for N7 million through the mother’s bank account.
Another suspect, Precious Iwuji was discovered to have sold her photographs and Facebook account to internet fraudsters, which they used to ensnare their victims.
The suspects will soon be charged to court.
The development came after the EFCC arraigned three staff members of AIICO Capital Ltd last Thursday before an Ikeja Special Offences Court for allegedly defrauding their employer, an investment company, of N1.4 billion.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the staff members: Harriet Onome, Olajumoke Akano and Olabode Ogunlere, were charged with four counts of conspiracy and stealing.
They however denied the charges.
According to the EFCC prosecutor, Miss Chinenye Okezie, the defendants had sometime in 2020 in Lagos committed the fraud alongside one Olanrewaju Fabunmi who is now at large.
“Onome sometime between November and December 2020 converted to her own use the aggregate sum of N419.9 million.
“Akano, within the same period, dishonestly converted to her own use the aggregate sum of N167 million.
“Between October and November 2020, Ogunlere fraudulently converted the aggregate sum of N65 million to his personal use.
“The said sums are property of AIICO Capital Ltd,” she said.
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