EFCC Operatives
EFCC Nabs
EFCC Operatives
EFCC Nabs Bank Fraudsters while attempting to Transfer
$200,000
The Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC has arrested four suspects; Ajiero Onyeka, Clement
Peter, Mustapha Zubiri, Agbo Austine Taylor for allegedly
attempting to carry out a fraudulent Bank Wire Transfer to the tune
of $200,000 about N72, 000, 000 (Seventy Two Million Naira).
A team of EFCC operatives swooped down on the suspects as they
were about to transfer the said amount from the account of an
unsuspecting foreigner into a domiciliary account in Nigeria.
The Commission was tipped off when the suspects were sourcing
for domiciliary account number which they will use to receive the
money.
Bank Wire Transfer fraudsters have a practice of using other
people’s domiciliary account to receive fraudulent money with the
promise of giving the account holder a commission from the
money.
In some other instances, some of the account holders will be
kept totally in the dark as to the source of the fund. When the
transaction is completed, the account holder will become the hunted
criminal, while the main perpetrator will disappear without
traces.
The public is hereby warned to be vigilant and not to give out
their account numbers for the purpose of receiving money on behalf
of anyone.
The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigation
is concluded.
Tony Orilade
Ag. Head, Media & Publicity
April 26, 2019