A Polish woman has been refunded the sum of 10,540 Euros dubiously taken from her by a Nigerian who pretended to be her lover over the internet.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has recovered and returned the sum of 10,540 Euros to a Polish victim of Internet love scam.
According to a statement from the EFCC, the victim, simply identified as Jamina, was allegedly duped 40,000 Euros by a Benin based internet fraudster identified as Gabriel Oseremen Xavi who operates a fake Facebook account with the name, Collins Page.
The suspect was traced to Benin, Edo State, where he was arrested by EFCC operatives following a petition by the victim.
The EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde, who spoke during the presentation of the sum of 10,540 Euro recovered from the suspected Internet fraudster at the Belgium Embassy, Abuja yesterday September 2nd,charged Western diplomats to sensitize their citizens against Internet love scam.
He also urged them to focus more on lonely elderly people who have been found to be easy prey, added that
“All the assets acquired by the suspect from the proceeds of the crime will be disposed off at the conclusion of trail, and the money returned to the victim,” Lamorde said.