A Nigerian man has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for defrauding a 75-year-old Dutch woman. 31-year-old Adio Opeyemi Michael is alleged to have obtained N42,056,984 (€200,000) from one Jeanet De Jonge under false pretences. News of his arrest was disclosed by the EFCC via a press statement. It read: Adio allegedly met the victim on the ‘Net log’ dating site and pretended to be a 41-year-old American citizen, working as a chef in a Nigerian restaurant and needs a wife. The profile attracted Jeanet and, in no time, began sending him money through Western Union and Money Gram. “She was sending me money monthly, ranging from $800 to $900 from June 2012, through Western Union Money transfer and Money Gram to the extent that Western Union blocked her from sending money to me in Nigeria. So she requested that I should go to London to enable her send me money there. I contacted a friend of mine in London called Osas Odiah...
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