identity of a Malaysian lady to open a facebook account, with which he
was able to swindle an American couple of money, running into millions
of naira.
The suspect, who was arrested recently, by men of the Special Fraud
Unit (SFU), after he had severally evaded arrest, also told Crime &
Security that he met his victims and the lady, whose identity he used
at a conference in Malaysia.
The image maker in charge of SFU, Ngozi Isintume –Agu, while speaking
on the arrest of the suspect, said, "an intelligence report dated 24th
September, 2013, from the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU)
Abuja, addressed to the Commissioner of Police, Special Fraud Unit
(SFU) CP Tunde Ogunsakin, alleged that one Olafinraye Adedamola,
opened a USD Domicilliary Account No. 273/6980678251/0 with the
Demurin, Ketu, Lagos Branch of Sterling Bank Plc and through
suspicious circumstances, a cumulative sum of USD 42,497 was paid into
the account by unsuspecting victims abroad between 13th August, 2013
and 16th September, 2013.
"The suspected illicit inflows were followed by immediate cash
withdrawals by the suspect who appeared to have no known affiliation
with the international depositors."
Isintume–Agu, also stated that SFU operatives swung into action and
investigation carried out on the account revealed that the sum of
$18,129.92 is still left in the account and a lien was immediately
placed on the account.
"The suspect was traced to his house address at No. 7, Agidi Road,
Oshogun, Alapere, Ketu, Lagos but he evaded police arrest and his
father, a proprietor of a moribund driving school, feigned ignorance
of his son's where about. However, the fleeing suspect was later
apprehended by the Police," Isintume–Agu said.
Isintume–Agu added that Adedamola who posed as a lady; Janet by name,
was born in 1989 in Kosofe LGA Ketu, Lagos. An Artisan who trained in
construction of aluminium, but currently a driving instructor in his
father's moribund driving school located in Ketu, Lagos.
"Initially, he denied the allegation claiming that he met one Nigerian
at a conference in Malaysia, who introduced him to the victim and the
victim requested that he purchase property for him in Nigeria which
was the basis for the disbursement of the money into his account and
that he had already did, having bought a building at Ogba, Ikeja for
the sum of N4 million and that all the documents are with him.
"On further interrogation, the suspect confessed to the allegation and
admitted that he is an internet fraudster and that the activities
leading to his contact and ultimate swindling of the US citizen Jac
Spradling and his mistress Janet Kihr of the sum of $42,497, was done
through the internet," Isintume–Agu said.
The suspect, while speaking with Crime & Security, confessed to have
committed the crime and said that he had used a substantial part of
the money to travel to Malaysia.
Also while speaking with Crime & Security on how he met and was able
to convince his victims, Adedamola, said, "I met them in Malaysia
during a conference and I used the identity of another participant at
the conference who was well known to approach them and trick them.
"I used the lady's picture to open a facebook account and invited them
to come and buy properties in Nigeria," he said.
The suspect also claimed that he had wanted to use the proceed from
the illicit business to further his education saying, " I never knew
that it would bounce back."
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