A 31-year-old Nigerian, Adio Opeyemi Michael, from Owu Local
Government Area of Ogun state, was arrested for swindling a 75-year-old
Dutch woman of 200,000 Euros in a romance scam.
According to the FFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) Press Release, Adio allegedly met the victim on the ‘Net log’ dating site and pretended to be a 41-year-old American citizen, working as a chef in a Nigerian restaurant and needs a wife. The profile attracted the victim, Jeanet De Jonge, and, in no time, began sending him money through Western Union and Money Gram.
“She was sending me money monthly,
ranging from $800 to $900 from June 2012, through Western Union Money
transfer and Money Gram to the extent that Western Union blocked her
from sending money to me in Nigeria.
“So she requested that I should go to
London to enable her send me money there. I contacted a friend of mine
in London called Osas Odiah, so that he can receive the money and send
to me here in Nigeria.
“She first sent €2000 to my friend’s
account in London, and later to my Keystone bank account, which was
actually a Forex Trade account. We started using this account when we
discovered that my friend was not remitting all the money sent by Jeanet
to me,” the suspect revealed.
Investigations further revealed that the suspect collected the
various sums under the pretext that he was going to use the money to
perfect his travel plans and obtain the required documents that would
enable him travel to Holland to join or visit Jeanet. But his inability
or refusal to honour the invitation from Jeanet prompted the petition to
EFCC.The suspect will be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is concluded.
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