Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a 29-year-old man, Ume Ifechukwu Clinton for impersonation, computer-related fraud, obtaining by false pretence and money laundering.
The victim was surfing through her Facebook page in November 2021, when she saw someone had sent her a message. The message was from Ume Ifechukwu Clinton, who introduced himself as “a friend of a friend”.
As they continued chatting in the following days, Clinton told Mahieu that he was an official of the EFCC, with a fake Identity Card and Nigerian Passport as proof.
After several months of video calls and gaining Mathieu’s trust, Clinton allegedly proposed a cryptocurrency business to her, assuring her of huge profit and secured capital.
After convincing the Belgian, Clinton ended up defrauding her of €45,000.
