A Nigerian internet fraudster who lived large and specialized in scamming foreigners of their hard-earned money has been arrested by the EFCC.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a suspected internet fraudster for allegedly duping an Irish businesswoman, Izabela Glogowska, of €53,000 (equivalent of N11.6million) in an online scam.
Tonwerigha Tombrown is alleged to have posed as a prominent online trader, Michael Freeman, and tricked her into sending him €1,000 via Western Union/Money gram as payment for a business deal, a statement by the EFCC said Friday.
Again, Tombrown pretended to one Ben Andrews demanding additional €10,000 claiming that there was a policy change.
The same Andrews advised her to send the money to Tombrown in Nigeria, and the money was later diverted to a fake account. After she found out about the fraud, Glogowska tried to recover the money without success. She petitioned the EFCC who went after the suspect and arrested him.
The suspect would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded, the EFCC said.