EFCC Press Release
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday,
January 14, 2015 arrested three suspected internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt,
Rivers State - Okpekereke Timothy, Stanley Odjighere, and Teminor Karo.
The trio are part of a syndicate arrested over allegations of
conspiracy, internet scam and stealing from one of the new generation banks to
the tune of N806, 208,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Six Million Two Hundred and
Eight Thousand Naira). Forty others are still 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,
alleged that a review of transactions involving the bank with Interswitch
Nigeria limited revealed that the bank was not reimbursed for the transactions
consummated on 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customers were seen to have withdrawn the cash amounting to the sum, on each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, which are
proceeds of the crime from the suspects who are all within the South-South
zone: one uncompleted 59-room self contain 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 would be arraigned in court as soon as investigations
are completed.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
15th January, 2015
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