Crime
EFCC Arrest Four Men Involved In 100 Million Dollar Fraud
Nigeria’s corruption police, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said they arrested Osondu Igwilo, a suspected international fraudster.
The commission arrested Osondu Igwilo, who has been at the top of the FBI’s list since the year 2018, and three other people for $100 million fr@ud. They were arrested on Thursday.
On the 11th of March, 2022, they arrested Osondu and his members in a studio in the Sangotedo area of Lagos State.
According to the commission, the criminal gang engaged in fraud, identity theft, and money laundering to the tune of a hundred million dollars.
They were involved in advanced fee schemes, such as making false promises that they would fund individual investments.
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They also impersonated some United States of America and USA bank officials physically and through the internet.
Osondu is said to be the ring leader of the international investment scam.
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