EFCC arrest Nigerian man for duping 75 year old Dutch woman of €200k
A 31 year old Nigerian man, Adio Opeyemi Micheal (pictured above) has
been arrested by the EFCC for duping a 75 year old dutch woman of
€200,000 in an internet romance scam. Find the EFCC press statement
below…
“For swindling a 75 year old woman of
200,000 Euros in a romance scam, a 31-year-old confidence
trickster, Adio Opeyemi Michael, an indigene of Owu LGA of Ogun state,
has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
EFCC. The victim, a certain Jeanet De Jonge, is a Dutch national.”
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Adio allegedly met the victim on the ‘Net
log’ dating site and pretended to be a 41-year-old American citizen,
working as a chef in a Nigerian restaurant and needs a wife. The profile attracted Jeanet and, in no time, began sending him money through Western Union and Money Gram.
“She was sending me money monthly, ranging
from $ 800 to $ 900 from June 2012, through Western Union Money
transfer and Money Gram to the extent that Western Union blocked her
from sending money to me in Nigeria. So she requested that I should go
to London to enable her send me money there. I contacted a friend of
mine in London called Osas Odiah, so that he can receive the money and
send to me here in Nigeria. She first sent €2000 to my friend’s account
in London, and later to my Keystone bank account, which was actually a
Forex Trade account. We started using this account when we discovered
that my friend was not remitting all the money sent by Jeanet to me,”
the suspect revealed.
Investigations further revealed that the
suspect collected the various sums under the pretext that he was going
to use the money to perfect his travel plans and obtain the required
documents that would enable him travel to Holland to join or visit
Jeanet. But his inability or refusal to honour the invitation from
Jeanet prompted the petition to EFCC.
The suspect will be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is concluded.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
4th September, 2014
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