Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Rise In Fake Identity Scams Hit High Profile Figures And The EFCC
By SaharaReporters, New York
Several Identity and money extorting scams targeting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and many of its officials was publicly announced today by the EFCC spokesperson, Femi Babafemi.
According to Mr. Babafemi, certain syndicates working in parts of the country are using the name of the EFCC to elicit funds from highly authoritative figures.
Speaking at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja, Mr. Babafemi assured the public that the EFCC chairman, Mrs. Farida Waziri had already set up teams “to trail, bust and arrest the criminals.
Mr. Babafemi disclosed that three of the syndicates are currently in EFCC custody.
One syndicate mastermind had been posturing as Mohd Alameen Alhaleel, Alameen Yar’Adua, Mohd Alameen Garba and Mohd Alameen Suleiman, and claimed relationship with President Yar’Adua and Vice President Namadi Sambo.
This suspect, according to Mr. Babafemi, had succeeded in obtaining the sum of N50million from a pension scammer who was recently busted in Kaduna and currently being prosecuted in court by the EFCC.
Another suspect, Fidelis Terseer Lorongo was said to have been parading himself as an EFCC official with a fake identity card which he used to extort money from job seekers promising the opportunity of them employment in the EFCC.
The announcement of these scams against the EFCC stems from the rise in several false identity and money extortion swindle schemes where high profiled figures are involved.
On Tuesday Justice J. Y Tukur of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja arraigned two alleged impersonators - Afolabi Williams and Ekundayo Rotimi - on two counts of bordering on fraud and Impersonation, to which the accused pleaded not guilty.
These allege impersonators are being held in Kuje Prison until the court hearing scheduled for November 10th.
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Submitted by rosell (not verified) on February 13, 2012 - 09:08.
identity is how you present yourself to others. What others can recognize you as. It is your personality, appearance, and actions that define you as a person. Read more at this site www.tulleeho.org more information are waiting.
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I think they deserve much
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on October 27, 2011 - 15:22.
I think they deserve much more than that, because their suffering can't be compared with anything. Oferte Vatra Dornei
PROMPT PROSECUTION OF FRAUDSTERS. SCAMMERS AND IDENTY THEIVES
Submitted by Bassey Eniang (not verified) on October 27, 2011 - 02:21.
Good news! EFCC acted promptly to prosecute "fraudsters,
scammers and identity thieves" that targeted their officials. I appeal to the EFCC to also prosecute promptly,
"syndicate" comprising Alok Gupta, Raj Gupta and Akinfemii Onadele, scammers/fraudsters of Ispat Steel Nig Ltd. They were indicted over a year ago per ref: CR/3000/EFCC/LS/
CT&GI/TA/VOL.5/607 dated 20/10/2010 for forgery, fraud, criminal conversion of property and impersonation! They falsely disclosed in Government Form 1C and Deed of Assignment, the value as N2million whereas the property is worth over N400Million! SA Onadele & Co/Akinfemi Onadele wrote a letter dated 8/5/2003 to Lagos State Lands authorities falsely claiming to be my company's "solicitor"
and claiming falsely that they have our "instruction" to deal on our behalf! If that is not impersonation and identity theft, I wonder what is?? All criminals must be charged to court (including foreign suspects)!
What's the difference between them and the scammers?
Submitted by Yom Yom on October 26, 2011 - 12:46.
The whole nigeria institutions are scammers, from the presidency, legislators, governors, local govt chairmen,judges, police, customs, aviation down to the fake foreign investors are all the same, nigeria is a big fraud.
EFCC itself is an organisation of and for Scammers
Submitted by AY Soc (not verified) on October 26, 2011 - 11:25.
Is there any difference between the EFCC and the Scammers?
Why were IBB, Abacha, Abdulsalami, OBJ, Yar'adua, GEJ, including all their wives, especially Madam Patience and Hajiya Turai not arrested and prosecuted, seeing a great amount of complaints from Nigerians about their involvement in one or more Economic and Financial Criminalities?
EFCC itself is an organisation of and for Scammers
Submitted by AY Soc (not verified) on October 26, 2011 - 11:23.
Is there any difference between the EFCC and the Scammers?
Why were IBB, Abdulsalami, OBJ, Yar'adua, GEJ, including all their wives, especially Madam Patience and Hajiya Turai not arrested and prosecuted, seeing a great amount of complaints from Nigerians about their involvement in one or more Economic and Financial Criminalities?
Birds of the same feather
Submitted by texbee (not verified) on October 26, 2011 - 11:00.
Ka gba owo lowo asha, ka tun ko owo naa sowo awodi{why rescuing a chick from a falcon and keeping it in safe custody of a hawk. I lost fate in efcc long time ago.
A difference between six and half a dozen!!
Submitted by KS (not verified) on October 26, 2011 - 10:47.
Edie nje 'fun ara won (meaning "fouls eating one another intestines" this Yoruba proverb lost its natural sense meaning with the interpretation). But seriously, what is the difference between the scammers and their victims? The scammers want to steal from the elite criminals who have been robbing/stealing from the Nigerian society for decades!! A difference between six and half a dozen!!
We heard you good job but....
Submitted by Munzali Ibn Mohammad Dutse (not verified) on October 26, 2011 - 08:48.
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE MANY MULTI-BILLION NAIRA EXECUTIVE PEN ROBBERS BAILED AND PARADING THEMSELVES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AS LEADERS AND SO CALLED ELITES RICHMEN??????????
These Guys Are Real Relations Of Ya'adua and Vice Pres. Sambo
Submitted by Mallam Obi Hassan Musa (not verified) on October 26, 2011 - 03:41.
These EFCC men are real relations of vice President N. Sambo and Ya'ardua. They are acting on the order of sultan of sokoto Alhaji Mohammad S. Abubakar. The Northern elite are running out of money. They have to devise a method of getting money to their cuffers that is scam the people. It worked during IBB and Abacha Eras. IBB and Abacha turned the other way for the police, military and customs to steal from people to meet with their devilish needs. Mallam Kura has bagged his degree in the field of scaming. This same mallam Kura got his Alhaji degree in EFCC program. Please do not look down on hausaman anymore they are smarter than you think.
These Guys Are Real Relations Of Ya'adua and Vice Pres. Sambo
Submitted by Mallam Obi Hassan Musa (not verified) on October 26, 2011 - 03:41.
These EFCC men are real relations of vice President N. Sambo and Ya'ardua. They are acting on the order of sultan of sokoto Alhaji Mohammad S. Abubakar. The Northern elite are running out of money. They have to devise a method of getting money to their cuffers that is scam the people. It worked during IBB and Abacha Eras. IBB and Abacha turned the other way for the police, military and customs to steal from people to meet with their devilish needs. Mallam Kura has bagged his degree in the field of scaming. This same mallam Kura got his Alhaji degree in EFCC program. Please do not look down on hausaman anymore they are smarter than you think.
These Guys Are Real Relations Of Ya'adua and Vice Pres. Sambo
Submitted by Mallam Obi Hassan Musa (not verified) on October 26, 2011 - 03:41.
These EFCC men are real relations of vice President N. Sambo and Ya'ardua. They are acting on the order of sultan of sokoto Alhaji Mohammad S. Abubakar. The Northern elite are running out of money. They have to devise a method of getting money to their cuffers that is scam the people. It worked during IBB and Abacha Eras. IBB and Abacha turned the other way for the police, military and customs to steal from people to meet with their devilish needs. Mallam Kura has bagged his degree in the field of scaming. This same mallam Kura got his Alhaji degree in EFCC program. Please do not look down on hausaman anymore they are smarter than you think.
Nigeria needs more prisons
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on October 26, 2011 - 03:31.
When is Nigeria going to build more prisons to handle all the crimes being committed by this people. They will be arrested, tried and let go as quickly as I can blink and eye.
What Other Way
Submitted by lagos dude (not verified) on October 26, 2011 - 03:29.
....kudos to you scammers, take 'em to the cleaners,it 'em where it hurts the most- their pockets. If a scammer approached me or other law abiding citizens you think we'd part with one kobo? NO! WHY- 'cos we haven't stolen any money; only a thief will part with that kind of money- na guilty conscience; they're guilty as sin (those that fall for the scams).
Who are these ex-govs that have been scammed? They are guilty of stealing pure and simple and deserve nothing else.
You steal from the people, scammers will steal from you AND EFCC will take whatever's left.
