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withdrawn the cash amounting to the sum, on each day of the occasion it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
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