A suspected internet fraudster, Emeofa
Michael Ikechukwu has been arrested by
the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, for allegedly obtaining
the sum of One hundred thousand United
States Dollars from a Dane, Hengameh
Misepasi in a romance scam. Ikechukwu
who also go by the alias, Michael Briggs ,
was picked up in Port Harcourt, Rivers
State, by the Commission's operatives
following a petition from the Nigerian
Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden.
The suspect allegedly met the victim
online in February 2013 and falsely
represented himself as an American
business executive on business visit to
Nigeria.
In the course of the internet affair, Ikechukwu
promised his victim marriage and later began
to make monetary demands on her, using
various excuses. Once, he told her that he had
problems with government officials and
requested for a loan. He later cajoled her into
partnering with him on a phantom timber
business. The last request he made before he
was arrested was a demand for $10,000 to
enable him travel to Denmark to meet her. It
was while he was attempting to draw the $100
sent by the victim( instead of the $10,000
requested) through Western Union that he was
arrested. The suspect would be arraigned in
court as soon as investigation is completed.
Media & Publicity
18th January, 2015
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