The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos office,
today November 27th, seized a total of 29 exotic cars during a raid on
the office of a Lagos-based car dealer, Astrax Auto Shop.
According to a statement released by the agency, the raid followed
intelligence report received by the Commission on the activities of the
operators of the auto shop, who are said to be a syndicate of organized
Internet fraudsters.
Investigation revealed that the syndicate, which specializes in
Business Emails Compromise, BEC, in the United States of America, USA,
usually moves proceeds of its alleged illicit business to a nominated
bank account owned by their mules in the U.S.
The syndicate members allegedly launder the proceeds through money
order, which they use to purchase cars in American auctions and ship
same to Nigeria for sale.
The EFCC had earlier arrested one of the syndicate members, Olusegun Micheal Adeyemi.
In his statement to the EFCC, Adeyemi confirmed one Tayo Onilogbo Yusuf as the Managing Director of Astrax Autos and Automobile.
The cars recovered from the syndicate include: four Toyota Corolla;
seven Toyota Camry; two Toyota Highlander; two Toyota Venza; two Range
Rover; one Ford SUV; three Mercedes Benz; one Toyota 4runner; one Toyota
Sienna; four Honda Accord; one Toyota Sequoia and one Kia car.
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