EFCC Press Release
A suspected fraudster that impersonated Barrister Wilson Amarachi,
Secretary to Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
John Nze Madu was arrested at Diamond Bank, Ojodu branch, Lagos, where he went to
make withdrawals with an ATM card.
Investigation showed that Madu defrauded Wu Qingzhu, a
Chinese national, of the sum of Five Thousand, Three Hundred and Eighty
American Dollars ($5380) when he allegedly posed as Barrister Wilson Amarachi and
deceived the Chinese into believing that he had outstanding payments to collect
for contracts executed for the Nigerian government.
This he achieved by presenting the Chinese with fake documents
from ranking Nigerian officials. He allegedly used different email
addresses, two documents purportedly from Daily Sun Newspaper, an official
gazette purportedly signed by the President Goodluck Jonathan and Senate
President, David Mark and an international passport data page purportedly
belonging to Bar Amarachi.
Madu contacted Qingzhu through an
online message, informing him that he was expected to open a non-residence account
in Nigeria
and make payment of $300 (Three Hundred United States Dollars). Qingzhu
complied and made two other payments: $1430 (One Thousand Four Hundred
and Thirty United States Dollars) and $3650 (Three Thousand Six Hundred and
Fifty United States Dollars), through Western Union.
Madu was arrested at the bank premises where he went to withdraw proceeds
of his fraudulent activities.
He would be charged to court after investigations are
concluded.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
22nd August, 2014
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