The Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested four suspects over alleged $200,000 fraudulent bank wire transfer.
The suspects are Ajiero Onyeka, Clement Peter, Mustapha Zubiri and Agbo Austine Taylor.
EFCC spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan in a statement, said a team of operatives swooped on the suspects as they were about to transfer the said amount from the account of an unsuspecting foreigner into a domiciliary account in Nigeria.
Orilade added, “The Commission was tipped off when the suspects were sourcing for domiciliary account number which they will use to receive the money.
“Bank Wire Transfer fraudsters have a practice of using other people’s domiciliary account to receive fraudulent money with the promise of giving the account holder a commission from the money.
“In some other instances, some of the account holders will be kept totally in the dark as to the source of the fund.
“When the transaction is completed, the account holder will become the hunted criminal, while the main perpetrator will disappear without traces.
“The public is hereby warned to be vigilant and not to give out their account numbers for the purpose of receiving money on behalf of anyone”.
The suspects, according to Orilade, would be charged to court as soon as investigation was concluded.
