Clinton impersonates EFCC To Defraud Lady of N9m in Lagos
Ume Clinton, 29, was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for impersonating an EFCC official and defrauding a Belgian lady of €45,000, more than N19m.
This was stated by the EFCC in a statement posted on its Facebook page on Thursday.
According to the statement, Clinton was arrested on October 18, 2022, at No 46 Atoke Gbadebo Street, Isheri, Lagos, by EFCC agents in response to a news story published by the Foundation for Investigative Journalism detailing how Clinton defrauded Axelle Mahieu, an educator working as a caregiver in Brussels, Belgium.
In November 2021, the victim was browsing through her Facebook page when she noticed that she had received a message. Ume sent the message. You can read more of such stories at Credible News and The Cheer News.
In the days that followed, Clinton informed Mahieu that he was an EFCC official, with a fake identity card and a Nigerian passport as proof.
After several months of video calls and gaining her trust, Clinton allegedly proposed a cryptocurrency business to Mathieu, assuring her of huge profits and secured capital. Clinton ended up defrauding the Belgian after convincing her.
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