According to The Nation, three men have been arrested by the Police’
Cybercrime unit, INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, in
relation to the suspected fraudulent online procurement and supply of
COVID-19 protective masks, received through the INTERPOL NCB Wiesbaden,
Germany.
The suspects, Samson Inegbenesun 30, Blessed Junior 32, and Muhammed
Zakari 36, all natives of Uromi in Edo State, were arrested for alleged
cybercrime including advance fee fraud, money laundering and romance
scam.
According to the police, they belonged to a transnational syndicate that
has defrauded their victims hundreds of millions in naira.
A statement on Sunday by spokesman DCP Frank Mba said Inegbenosun, a
Turkey-based Nigerian, supplied foreign and local bank accounts to
receive fraudulent funds.
He said the accounts were also used as conduits to other feeder
accounts, adding that the police recovered a house worth N20million, a
Toyota RAV4 2015 model valued at N6.5million and a Toyota Matrix 2002
model worth N2,000,000 which he procured with proceeds of crime.
Junior, Mba said, returned from Italy in February but maintained close dealings with his associates there.
“Investigations revealed that he has made over N120million from internet
fraud and other cybercrime dealings. He also received the sum of €52,000
recently from his criminal associates in Italy as commission for his
active involvement in an international cybercrime deal. He owns a
filling station established with the proceeds of the crime.
“Zakari, an expert in internet fraud, identity theft and impersonation,
falsely claimed to be a British citizen. He also posed as one Kelly Galk
on online dating apps which he used to carry out romance scams and to
defraud unsuspecting members of the public, locally and internationally.
“Investigation revealed he has made millions of naira from his illicit
cybercrime transactions since he joined the syndicate. All the suspects
will be charged to court on conclusion of investigation and prosecuted
in line with the Cybercrime Prevention/Prohibition Act, 2015.”
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