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POLICE ARREST WOMAN OVER N700M FOREX FRAUD

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The Police
Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) on Wednesday said it had arrested a 36-year-old woman
for allegedly posing as a bureau-de-change operator to defraud several persons
of N700 million.

This was revealed by the unit’s spokesman, ASP
Audu Lawal, who told NAN that the suspect was arrested in Ghana through the
collaborative efforts of the PSFU and the Ghanaian Police.
“I want to advise the public to desist from
patronising unregistered bureau-de-change operators for foreign exchange
(forex) and other transactions.
“This suspect falsely presented herself to her
victims as a commissioned agent to some manufacturers overseas and provider of
forex services.
“She allegedly collected the sum of N700
million into her designated domiciliary accounts named Reoworld Enterprises and
Willyrich International Business Services in one of the new generation banks,”
Lawal said.
He said that the suspect failed to remit the
money paid into her accounts to the victims’ overseas business partners and
relocated to Ghana where she was allegedly enjoying the ill-gotten proceeds.
According to the PSFU spokesman, all the
monies collected from victims were deposited into the two company bank accounts
from where she transferred it to other accounts.
Lawal said that further investigations led to
the arrest of account holders of both Reoworld Enterprises and Willyrich
International Business Service whose bank details were used in committing the
crime.

He said that the suspect was also wanted by
other financial crime agencies such as the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) and INTERPOL for other financial crimes.
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