Fake US Embassy worker

A 37-year-old man by the name Chinedu Ezeona , had allegedly defrauded his victims of N5million.
He claimed to be a senior system analyst at the visa section of the American Embassy.

The suspect was arrested by detectives attached to the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) in Ikoyi, Lagos.

The SFU chief, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin, a Commissioner of Police, said the suspect who operated from his base in Enugu, also drove around town with American Embassy diplomatic number plate.

Ogunsakin said the suspect connived with Obiora Agu of OBITEX Cosmetic Ventures and Sam Ufomadu to defraud a victim of N4.9m to help him secure admission into an American university and procure visa.

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Ogunsakin said Ezeona had successfully hacked into two foreign telephone numbers, +1940/31528 and +19406049866 which he claimed belong to Atlanta University.

“He is said to have used the telephone numbers to contact his victims to make his claims real. His greed landed him in police net as he requested for another $4,100 from his victims.

The victim became suspicious and reported to the police,” Ogunsakin said.