The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
have arrested three suspected internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt,
Rivers State.
some of the confiscated property
The arrested trio, Okpekereke Timothy, Stanley Odjighere and Teminor
Karo are said to be part of a group of individuals who specialize in
internet scams and conspiracy. They were reported to have stolen big
from one of the new generation banks in the country, amounting to N806,
208,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Six Million Two Hundred and Eight Thousand
Naira).
some of the confiscated cars
The syndicate, which consists of about 50 people, still has 40 people
at large. The theft was perpetrated through a system glitch linked to
the fraudsters, in which the bank suffered a huge loss of more than
N806, 208,000. The petitioner, who works in one of the new generation
banks, made it known that a review of transactions involving the bank
with Interswitch Nigeria Limited revealed that the bank was not
reimbursed for the transactions conducted at ATM terminals.
He observed that while many of the transactions involved were failed
transactions, the amounts involved were not reversed, and all the
customers were seen to have withdrawn the cash amounting to the sum, on
each day of the occasion it happened.
The EFCC has so far confiscated the following property from the
suspects, who are all within the South-South zone, as proceeds of the
crime : one uncompleted 59-room self-contained hostel; a twin bungalow
in Oghara, Delta State; one uncompleted hotel project; one bungalow with
a swimming pool in Ughelli; a bungalow in Agbaro; one Toyota Venza,
2010 model; two Toyota Solara cars, 2010 model; two Toyota Camry cars,
2010 model; and two Honda Accord cars, 2005 model.
The suspects will be arraigned in court as soon as investigations are completed.
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