Crime
EFCC returns $4,040 to Brazilian victim of internet fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has returned $4,040 to a Brazilian victim of internet fraud, Debora Moreira. The commission recovered the money from Emmanuel Tope, a convicted internet fraudster, who defrauded his victim in a romance guile. Moreira was said to have acknowledged the receipt of the $4,040 which was recovered on her behalf by the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the EFCC.
The commission said it commenced investigation of the scam in March 2019 and successfully recovered the money, prosecuted and got the fraudster convicted.
It said the proceeds of crime was remitted into the victim’s account with Bank Itau S/A, Rua Ameirico Brasiliense, through the Central Bank of Nigeria.
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