The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos
office, yesterday seized a total of 29 exotic cars during a raid on the office
of a Lagos-based car dealer, Astrax Auto Shop.
Acting Head, Media & Publicity, Tony Orilade said that
the raid followed intelligence report received by the Commission on the
activities of the operators of the auto shop, who are said to be a syndicate of
organized Internet fraudsters.
Orilade added: “Investigation revealed that the syndicate,
which specializes in Business Emails Compromise, BEC, in the United States of
America, USA, usually moves proceeds of its alleged illicit business to a
nominated bank account owned by their mules in the U.S. The syndicate members
allegedly laundered the proceeds through money order, which they use to
purchase cars in American auctions and ship same to Nigeria for sale.”
The EFCC had earlier arrested one of the syndicate members,
Olusegun Michael Adeyemi.
In his statement to the EFCC, Adeyemi confirmed that Tayo
Onilogbo Yusuf as the Managing Director of Astrax Autos and Automobile.
The cars recovered from the syndicate include: four Toyota
Corolla; seven Toyota Camry; two Toyota Highlander; two Toyota Venza; two
Range Rover; one Ford SUV; three Mercedes Benz; one Toyota
4runner; one Toyota Sienna; four Honda Accord; one Toyota
Sequoia and one Kia car.
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