Clinton told Mahieu that he was an official of the EFCC, with a fake Identity Card and Nigerian Passport as proofs.
By Ife Osemedua
365Daily – A 29-year old man, Ume Ifechukwu Clinton, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for impersonation, computer related fraud, obtaining by false pretence and money laundering.
He was arrested on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at No 46 Atoke Gbadebo Street, Isheri, Lagos, following a news story published by an online portal, Foundation for Investigative Journalism, narrating how Clinton defrauded Axelle Mahieu, an educator working as a caregiver in Brussels, Belgium.
According to the report, the victim was surfing through her Facebook page in November 2021, when she saw a message from Ume Ifechukwu Clinton, which introduced him as “a friend of a friend”.
As they continued chatting in the following days, Clinton 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, Clinton allegedly proposed a cryptocurrency business to her, assuring her of huge profit and secured capital.
After convincing the Belgian, Clinton ended up defrauding her of €45,000.