By Dipo Olowookere
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abuja Zone, have apprehended four suspects in connection with a bank wire transfer fraud to the tune of $200,000 (about N72 million).
The suspects were arrested by the agency on Thursday, April 25, 2019, after a tip-off.
Those nabbed were Ajiero Onyeka, Clement Peter, Mustapha Zubiri, Agbo Austine Taylor. They were accused of attempting to carry out a fraudulent bank wire transfer.
A team of EFCC operatives swooped down on the suspects as they were about to transfer the said amount from the account of an unsuspecting foreigner into a domiciliary account in Nigeria.
The suspects got into trouble when they were sourcing for domiciliary account number which they will use to receive the money.
According to the EFCC, the suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.
Bank wire transfer fraudsters have a practice of using other people’s domiciliary account to receive fraudulent money with the promise of giving the account holder a commission from the money.
In some other instances, some of the account holders will be kept totally in the dark as to the source of the fund. When the transaction is completed, the account holder will become the hunted criminal, while the main perpetrator will disappear without traces.
The EFCC has warned the public to be vigilant and not to give out their account numbers for the purpose of receiving money on behalf of anyone.
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