The Victoria Island Police Station, Lagos State, has
arrested a 22-year-old man, who specialised in defrauding rich widows and
divorcees through social media.
The suspect, Chinedu Iroko, a secondary school
dropout was arrested after he defrauded a victim.
It was gathered that after defrauding the woman, she
reported to the police. The police went on Facebook to become friends with
Iroko.
One of them acted as a widow and started chatting
with Iroko until it got to the stage where he asked for money. He was asked to
come for the money, when he got there, he walked into the waiting arms of
policemen.
During investigation, police discovered that Iroko
goes by many names, including Frank, Odinaka, Fine boy and Stanley.
The police said: “The suspect is a secondary school
dropout, but he’s very skilled in the use of computer. He frequents Facebook
and dating sites. His modus operandi is to go on these social media sites where
he takes on the identity of a wealthy Igbo widower living in the United State
of America.”
Iroko said: “The women I target are usually
divorcees and widows; these women are desperate to have companions. I lied to
them that I live in USA. I do this by posing as a wealthy widower. This widower
is an Igbo man and I target Igbo women so that I can communicate with them in
Igbo. I’m can’t speak English language fluently.”
According to the police, the suspect would post
pictures on Facebook and dating sites, claiming to be searching for a wife. He
would go further to post pictures of expensive cars, houses, just to get
attention of wealthy divorcees, and widows.
The police added: “The suspect had obtained over N5
million from his victims, using these gimmicks. Luck, however, ran out on him after
he duped another victim.”
Further disclosing how he used to catch his victims
and get money from them, Iroko said: “I calculate that I will not spend more
than 10 days before I achieve my aim. So, what I do is to put so much pressure
on the women, though subtly, so they would part with money. I go as far as
introducing them to my fictitious family members. I go on to make series of
demands.”
He added: “These women end up parting with the money,
hoping that I would repay them. But after collecting the money, I block their phone
numbers from calling me. The least amount I have collected from victims N300,
000. I have also collected up to N1.5milion. I don't feel I was doing wrong
because I need money to survive"
The suspect has been charged to the Igbosere
Magistrate Court on charge of obtaining under false pretense.
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