The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one
Tonwerigha Oyintonbra Tombrown for allegedly duping an Irish
businesswoman, Izabela Glogowska to the tune of €53,000 (equivalent of
N11.6million) in an Internet scam.
According to a statement by the spokesperson of the antigraft agency,
Wilson Uwajaren, the Irish woman Glogowska alleged that Tombrown who
posed as a prominent online trader Michael Freeman, tricked her into
sending him €1,000 via Western Union/Money gram as payment for a
business deal.
She added that he later pretended to be one Ben
Andrews demanding for an additional €10,000 claiming that there was a
policy change. The same Andrews advised her to send the money to
Tombrown in Nigeria, who ended up diverting the money to a fake account.
Efforts to recover her money proved abortive, hence she petitioned the
EFCC.
The suspect would be charged to court as soon as investigations are
concluded.
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