A petition from Fidelity Bank Plc dated November 11, 2013 to Commissioner of Police, Special Fraud Unit, Tunde Ogunsakin, alleged that on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 a customer of the bank sent an e-mail to his account officer to transfer the sum of N10million from his personal account number 5270001730 to Standard Chartered Bank Limited and that he will do another transfer later but did not mention the amount.
The petition further stated that, that same day, another e-mail came from the same customer to transfer N5million to Efad Venture account number 0228359203 domiciled at Wema Bank Plc and this was also effected based on their earlier discussion.
The petition further stated that, that same day, another e-mail came from the same customer to transfer N5million to Efad Venture account number 0228359203 domiciled at Wema Bank Plc and this was also effected based on their earlier discussion.
On Monday, November 11, 2013 it was discovered that the second instruction did not come from the bank customers but by some fraudsters who hacked into his e-mail.
Internal investigation conducted by the bank revealed that N2million had already been transferred from Efad Ventures account to Access Bank Plc. Access Bank was also contacted to flag the receiving account and monitor whoever may come to withdraw from it and the suspect finally surfaced to withdraw and was arrested.
Emmanuel Ayodele Shonubi is a 36 years old, a native of Shagamu in Ogun State and a Diploma holder in French Language from Ivory Coast. He is the owner of Efad Ventures Limited and he is into Voucher/DSTV Payment by Paga as well as a car dealer.
He confessed to the crime but admitted he thought the money came from a source, one Mr. Yomi in U.K. that he was expecting to send N3million to him, to buy car. Even after verifying that the N5million is not from the source, he went ahead to transfer N2million to 2nd suspect. According to him, he had spent N340,000.00 leaving a balance of N2,600.00 in his account.
Ahmed Oladimeji Modupeola is 32years old from Gbongan, Osun State and an OND holder from Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta. He operates an account with Access Bank account number 0031986034 and the sum of N2million was paid into his account by the principal suspect to purchase an Honda Car for him in Cotonou. He had withdrawn the sum of N860,000.00 from the N2million paid into his account.
Investigation is on-going. Suspects will be charged to court soonest.
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