The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a suspected fraudster, Osang Otukpa, for allegedly defrauding 139 Australians to the tune of eight million Australian dollars.
The EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.
He said the suspect was picked up in a stakeout at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, after arriving from the United States on December 6.
Oyewale said: “Otukpa goes by five aliases namely: Ford Thompson, Oscar Donald Tyler, Michael Haye, Jose Vitto and Kristin Davidson.
“He scammed his victims by luring them on social media to invest in his rogue cryptocurrency investment platform, Liquid Asset Group (LAG).
“The proceeds of the alleged crimes were routed to his bank accounts through a global cryptocurrency exchange platform.”
He said the suspect would be arraigned in court at the end of the investigations.
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