Crime
EFCC arrests impersonating fake official who defrauded Belgian €45,000
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a fake official, Ume Ifechukwu Clinton, 29, involved in impersonation, computer internet fraud, false pretenses and money laundering in defrauding victims.
EFCC arrested Clinton at No 46 Atoke Gbadebo Street, Isheri, Lagos, after an online publication by Foundation for investigative journalism, exposed Clinton defrauding Axelle Mahieu, an educator working as a caregiver in Brussels, Belgium.
Ume Ifechukwu Clinton caught up the victim on Facebook in November 2021, where he lured her to cryptocurrency business. Clinton beguiled Mahieu that he was an EFCC, sending fake EFCC Identity Card and Nigerian Passport to convince his victim. Clinton eventually succeeded in defrauding her the sum of €45,000.
Meanwhile, the EFCC is investigating the arrested fraudster.
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