The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 29-year-old Ume Ifechukwu Clinton for impersonation, computer-related fraud, obtaining by false pretense, and money laundering.
A statement released by the anti-graft agency on Thursday, October 20, indicates that Clinton was arrested on Tuesday, October 18, at No 46 Atoke Gbadebo Street, Isheri, Lagos.
EFCC operatives made the arrest following a media report detailing how Clinton defrauded Axelle Mahieu, an educator working as a caregiver in Brussels, Belgium.
As they continued chatting in the following days, Clinton told Mahieu that he was an EFCC official and showed her a fake Identity Card and Nigerian Passport as proof.
After several months of video calls and gaining Mathieu’s trust, Clinton allegedly proposed a cryptocurrency business to her, assuring her of huge profit and secured capital.
After convincing the Belgian, Clinton defrauded her €45,000, about N19.2 million.
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