EFCC: court convicts ATM fraudster impersonating bank’s customer care service staff
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday arraigned and secured the conviction of one Ayomide Olamide before Justice. H. O Eya of the Enugu State High Court on a one-count charge bordering on conspiracy, impersonation, obtaining money under false pretences and ATM fraud.
Olamide is said to belong to a syndicate of fraudster thats specialises in tricking members of the public to disclose their Personal Identification Numbers (PIN) to avoid being deactivated from using their Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Cards.
The petitioner alleged that he received a text message on his phone sometime in December 2016 purportedly from United Bank for Africa (UBA) customer Care department claiming that his ATM card will be stopped from operations, due to incomplete BVN registration unless he called the bank’s customer care number given as 09032578084, to update his details which he nervously did.
He further added that shortly after disclosing his bank details, his account was subsequently debited to the tune of N75,900.00 (Seventy Five Thousand Naira Only).
The accussed pleaded guilty to the charge and sentenced him to five months imprisonment commencing from the date of arrest and detention, 8th April, 2017. Consequently, he would be freed at the end of September.
