Another Cyber Crime Suspect FBI-Wanted Arrested By EFCC In Kaduna.
Another FBI-wanted internet fraudster that was identified as Emmanuel Adedeji Oluwatosin, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal Office
Emmanuel Adedeji Oluwatosinas was arrested in Kaduna on August 29th by EFCC operatives.
The Zonal Head, Abdullahi Lawal said Oluwatosin’s name is on the wanted list of the FBI.
According to the EFCC Zonal head in Kaduna Lawal said, while parading the suspect in Sokoto on Thursday listed the assets recovered from his residence. They were Mercedes Benz E550, Mercedes Benz C450, an IPhone, laptops, modem and SIM cards.
The Zonal head Lawal, added that the suspect and his accomplices both in Nigeria and overseas, acquired retirement account information [RAI] and personally identifiable information [PII] of multiple persons which they fraudulently used to wire funds into newly created business bank accounts tied to the fraudulently created business. The proceeds were then converted into cryptocurrency.
He also said that preliminary investigation had so far revealed that about N1.4 billion passed through the suspect’s accounts and the commission had also traced N70 million investment.
According to the Kaduna Zonal head Lawal said, efforts are on to recover the money. And in a related development, the Commission has also arrested another EFCC wanted suspect, Muzakkir Muhammad, through a sister agency, in connection with an alleged case of obtaining money under false pretences and production of fake currencies.
He said, the suspect was reported by one of his victims, Abdullahi Ibrahim after he had defrauded another victim, Samaila Sani, a Bureau de Change operator to the tune of $33,850.
Meanwhile, the first complainant, Ibrahim alleged that Muzakkri Muhammad collected N2,350,000 from him on the pretest of producing $100,000 for him, which he has not produced. And he was yet to refunded the Naira amount given to him.
The tools Muzakkir Muhammad uses to fool people
However, a search was conducted at his house and several incriminating items which the suspect used in luring and defrauding his victims were recovered.....!
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