Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a suspected internet fraudster, also known as “Yahoo Boy“, Chidozie Kingsley Nwachi, (a.k.a Dozie) for allegedly marrying an American: Nicole Kierulff Sayers falsely, and defrauded her $200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in the process.
False Marriage: EFCC Arrests ‘Yahoo Boy’ For Duping American $200,000
The ” Yahoo Boy” was arrested in Abuja on Wednesday, based on the claims of Sayers, alleging that the suspect lured her into a false marriage and defrauded her of her savings.
“I was accustomed to transferring money to him and further felt I had no choice since I had just married him, even though I did not feel confident in my choice to have married him”, she said.
Nwachi’s ploy of defrauding his “wife” was the offer of a phony contract by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Abuja. He allegedly made Sayers finance the execution of the contract until the petitioner contacted the Ministry with the contract papers and discovered that they were fake.
Realising that Nwachi had sold her a dummy, Sayers lamented: “I have been suicidal on and off when I realized he was a fraud, as I was drowning financially and facing bankruptcy”.
Items recovered from the suspect include two cars: Toyota Venza and Lexus ES300, expensive wristwatches, two Apple iPhones, two iPhone laptops, an international passport, and multiple Automated Teller Machine, ATM, cards.
A sum of $2204( Two Thousand, Two Hundred and Four United States Dollars) was also recovered from him.
A statement issued by the EFCC on Wednesday evening said the suspect will be charged in court as soon as investigations are concluded.
In other news, Kanyi Daily reported that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBC) said Nigeria’s inflation soared to 1.82 per cent in January 2023.
This comes amid the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) naira redesign policy.
January’s inflation rate is a 0.48 per cent point increase from the 21.34 per cent that was recorded in December 2022.
