a Dutch national of N42,056,984
(€200,000)
A Nigerian man has been arrested by the
Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) for defrauding a 75-
year-old Dutch woman.
31-year-old Adio Opeyemi Michael is alleged to
have obtained N42,056,984 (€200,000) from one
Jeanet De Jonge under false pretences.
News of his arrest was disclosed by the EFCC via
a press statement. It read:
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.
The statement was released yesterday, September
4, 2014 by the commission's Head of Media and
Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren.
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