29-year old man, Ume Ifechukwu Clinton, has been arrested for impersonating the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, computer related fraud, obtaining by false pretence and money laundering.
EFCC operatives arrested Ume on October 18, 2022 at No 46 Atoke Gbadebo Street, Isheri, Lagos, following a story published by an online portal: foundation for investigative journalism narrating how the suspect defrauded Axelle Mahieu, an educator working as a caregiver in Brussels, Belgium.
The victim was surfing through her Facebook page in November 2021, when she saw that 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, Ume told Mahieu that he was an official of the EFCC, with a fake Identity Card and Nigerian Passport as proofs.
After several months of video calls and gaining Mathieu’s trust, Ume allegedly proposed a cryptocurrency business to her, assuring her of huge profit and secured capital.
After convincing the Belgian, the suspect ended up defrauding her of €45,000.
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