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Police arrest two fraudsters over fake bank credit alert in Edo
Men of the Edo State Police Command have arrested two suspected fraudsters who engage in sending fake bank credit alerts to local traders to purchase expensive items in Benin, the Edo State capital.
The suspects, Rich Kelvin, 24, and Clinton Odiase, 19, were arrested on Thursday around St. Saviour Road after a reliable tip-off.
It was reported that the fraudsters went to a shop along Forestry Road in Benin to buy an iPhone worth N700,000 and another unnamed phone worth N200,000.
The fraudsters who pretended to be real customers requested the business bank details to make bank transfer for the purchased items.
Kevin and Odiase told the businessman that the transfer might be delayed after sending a fake credit alert.
The fraudsters showed the businessman a debit transaction on his bank account to validate their dubious transaction.
The victim whose name is withheld for security reasons and was duped narrated his ordeal.
He said, “I am really shocked how the two guys were able to manipulate their phones. I saw that the amount had been debited from their account. I later got to know after the bank confirmed to me that such an amount did not enter into my account. I want the police to thoroughly investigate these two men as they should be charged for stealing.”
One of the suspects said,” This is the second time I am doing this kind of a thing. I am a fashion designer at St. saviour Road in Benin city, and my friend taught me how to issue a fake Bank credit alert to buy expensive items”
Spokesperson for the command, SP Bello Kontongs, who confirmed the arrest, assured the victim that the two suspects would be profiled to know if there are other traders who had fallen victims over the antics of the two suspects.
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