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How 72-yr-old Dutch Lost N40.6m In Romance Scam To Her Nigerian Lover by henroe2k2(m): 12:10pm On Sep 05, 2014
A 31-year-old internet fraudster, Adio
Opeyemi Michael, has been arrested by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,
for defrauding a 72-year-old Dutch woman of
€200,000 (about N40.6 million) in a romance
scam.
The suspect, who is a native of Owu Local
Government Area of Ogun State, was said to have
met his victim, identified simply as Jeanet De
Jonge, on Netlog dating site and pretended to be a
41-year-old American citizen working as a chef in
a Nigerian restaurant and needs a wife.
Spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, while
confirming the report, told Vanguard that the
suspect’s profile actually attracted Jeanet and she
eventually began sending him money through
Western Union and Money Gram.
He further disclosed that the suspect collected
various sums on the pretext that he was going to
use the money to perfect his travel plans and
obtain the required documents that would enable
him travel to Holland to join or visit Jeanet. But
his inability or refusal to honour the invitation from
Jeanet prompted her to write a petition to the
EFCC.
Sources at the EFCC told Vanguard that operatives
of the anti-graft agency used information provided
by the victim in her petition to track and
apprehend the suspect.
Meanwhile, the suspect in his confessional
statement said: “She was sending me money
monthly, ranging from $800 to $900 from June
2012, through Western Union Money transfer and
Money Gram to the extent that Western Union
blocked her access.
“So, she requested that I should go to London to
enable her send more money there. I contacted a
friend in London called Osas Odiah, who was
supposed to receive the money and dispatch same
to me in Nigeria.
“She first sent €2,000 to my friend’s account in
London and he didn’t remit the money to me. I
later opened a Keystone Bank Forex Trade account
through which she sent me money.”
According to Wilson, the suspect will be arraigned
in court as soon as investigation is concluded.


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Re: How 72-yr-old Dutch Lost N40.6m In Romance Scam To Her Nigerian Lover by EngelNyanibo: 12:54pm On Sep 11, 2014
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