After A Fraudster Scammed An Asian- American Woman of $475, 000, See The Car He Bought With The Money

It' s the end of the road for a number of fraudsters who were apprehended at their hideout in Lagos State, following an intelligence operation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

According to reports, one of the fraudsters, has been identified as a popular social media influencer on Instagram, Nwagbo Oliver Chidera, aka Pankerooy.

The celebrity, stated to be a comedian, was taken into custody alongside over 30 other suspects, whose fraudulent online activities attracted the attention of the EFCC.

One of the suspects, named Chinedu Christian, had taken his own activities to a higher level by pretending to be an American named Dave Federick, who was in Syria on a mission.

He reportedly used the fake identity to defraud an unsuspecting Asian- American woman of the sum of $475, 000, in a romance scam, common among fraudsters.

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According to a spokesman for the Commission, the suspect was relieved of a Mercedes- Benz AMG GLE car, costing about N36 million. Chinedu Christian was also revealed to have about $58, 530 (N22. 3 million) in Bitcoin at the time of his arrest.

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It' s interesting how, despite that the online romance scam has been around for a while now, a number of unsuspecting foreign nationals still fall victim every now and then for the wiles of clever fraudsters, who routinely take advantage of their victims' kindheartedness and desire for love.

By now, elderly ladies in particular, who reside abroad, should be aware that something' s not right, the moment the person they develop an online romance with starts to ask them for money.

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The Commission' s investigations also revealed that expensive items, such as vehicles, personal computers, MacBook laptops, iPhones and Android phones were also retrieved from Chinedu' s partners in crime.

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