Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Akintunde Vincent Abiodun, a suspected internet fraudster, for defrauding a New Zealand woman the sum of $267,000, equivalent of N53 million.
According to the EFCC spokesman, Mr.
Wilson Uwujaren, Akintunde, 37, is a Higher National Diploma Holder (HND), from
Federal Polytechnic Auchi, Edo State.
Uwujaren said: “ Akintunde defrauded
the victim of the said amount by claiming to be Christopher Williams from
United Kingdom.” According to the complainant, she met Akintunde in a dating
site on the internet and allegedly fell in love with him.
She said Akintunde started
collecting money from her after he claimed to be in possession of gemstone
worth $18,050,000, which he purportedly inherited from his father.
She further said that Akintunde
hoodwinked her into believing that he was coming to New Zealand to settle down
with her. She alleged that the money she sent to the suspect was received in
Malaysia and Nigeria by persons bearing Norisha, Jalan Klan, and Mohammed Haizam
Bin Fauzin.
All of them claimed to be friends of
Akintunde. The suspect will be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is
completed.
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