Visa Scam: Dismissed American soldier defrauds ‘desperate’ Nigerians
A dismissed United States soldier, Garrick Slacks has been arrested by operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Imo State Police Command for allegedly defrauding Nigerians with fake promises to secure visas and other travelling documents to US.
Slacks is alleged to be a serial fraudster who used his position as a colonel in the US Marine Army to defraud Nigerians who are desperate to travel abroad, especially to the US.
He allegedly changed his location immediately money was paid to him.
“He is a serial and sophisticated fraudster. He was arrested this afternoon (Saturday) while he was hurriedly leaving Owerri for Port Harcourt,” police say.
“He is equally impersonating the US Army and Nigerian Army at the same time. His targets are mostly women. He would promise them marriage and tell them that he had the capacity to secure their visas and other travelling documents to America with his position as a colonel in the US Marine Army and as an American citizen.”
Slacks has reportedly confessed to the crime.
“The forensic investigation we have done using his fingerprints revealed that he is a wanted man in California and he only ran to Nigeria in February to continue his heinous crimes,” police further said.
