GIFT ROBERTS
Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested two first-year students of Ebonyi State University for allegedly using Point of Service, known as PoS machine, to defraud innocent victims of N4.4 million.
The suspects, Amadi Chibuike and Onuha Emeka, both 20 years of age allegedly defraud one Mrs Lillian Anigbogwu of the sum of N3 million and Mr Alimogwo Chinedu Franklin of the sum N1.4 million at different locations using PoS.
According to the Ebonyi State Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Garba, the suspects were arrested at Ishieke Market in Ebonyi Local Government Area.
“Ebonyi State Police Command has uncovered a new system used by fraudsters to dispossess innocent citizens of their hard-earned money through dubious means. The syndicates migrate from one state to the other with the same method to defraud the unsuspecting victims after getting personal information, such as account numbers through stolen phones or sim cards.
“This method works only with Access Bank POS machine. After the syndicate has succeeded in getting the victim’s account number, the POS operator will generate a code through the process for easy withdrawal of the victim’s fund.
“The suspects allegedly defrauded one Mrs Lillian Anigbogwu of the sum of N3 million and Mr Alimogwo Chinedu Franklin of the sum N1.4 million respectively under false pretence through POS at different locations.
“The suspects confessed to the crime and narrated that they are both working for one Victor Adogu ‘m’ age about 22 years, who is a PoS operator at the Institute for Management and Technology (IMT Enugu State. The suspects further added that they joined the syndicate in December 2020 with a share of 10% of every amount defrauded from victims,” Garba said.