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Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by contactmorak: 6:07pm On Jul 18, 2016
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday released a statement addressing the rise of identity theft in Nigeria. Photos of a suspected female fraudster on the run was also shared. Read below...


The much talked about ATM fraudsters are not resting on the oars. They are all over the place laying siege to any susceptible victim. These criminals go about fleecing unwary members of the public with their ingenious, ever-changing modes of operations. The latest being the infamous identity theft.

Before now, cloning and PIN harvesting through electronic chips cleverly concealed in the Automated Teller Machine (ATM), was the universal mode. Over time, the tricks and decoys to entrap their victims keep changing and have assumed a disturbing dimension.

The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is on the trail of a suspected ATM fraudster, who goes by the name Akinade Tofunmi. Her trade in stock is identity theft. Her duty post is any ATM Point and Point of Sales (POS) machines across the country.

However, she does not ‘work’ during the official hours of the week rather; she operates late in the night when all bank transactions had closed and preferably over the weekend when her ‘prospective’ victims might not be able to alert the banks for any unauthorised transaction. In her last operation, within twenty four hours; this fraudster who operates with the identity of her victims succeeded to have raked in about three million (N3m) within 24 hours.

Dateline was Friday, June 3rd, 2016, at about the close of work. A woman simply identified as Alhaja and her husband who was waiting in the car wanted to use an ATM somewhere in Ibadan, Oyo State, when Tofunmi noticed that the woman limps. Pretending to be polite and cultured, she offered to assist her with the transaction on the ATM. Unaware of the intention behind the pious approach, she gave the fraudster her ATM card and divulged her PIN. Smartly, the fraudster quickly checked the balance in the account which had one million, seven hundred and forty nine thousand, twenty six naira and seven kobo (N1, 749, 026. 07). After the intended withdrawal of N20, 000:00, the fraudster swapped the card and gave Alhaja a fake ATM card. Oblivious of the swap, she left with her husband.

Shortly before midnight, the fraudster started the ‘harvest’ of her booty. She withdrew one hundred and thirty thousand naira. Having exceeded the daily withdrawing limit for that day, she waited for a few minutes to the following day which was a Saturday. Shortly after midnight, she made another rounds of withdrawals to the tune of one hundred and fifty thousand naira which was also the daily limit for that day. However, Alhaja and her husband had no one to run or call that night to save the situation when the debit alerts start coming in torrent.

In a desperate need of where and how to empty the balance in the account, she went to a night club where she met a motorcycle transporter, popularly known as Okada whom she approached for a help. Her decoy was that she had enough money in her account but could not access it having exceeded her daily withdrawal limit. She showed the bike man her balance and pleaded with him to give her his ATM card, account details and PIN for a quick teller transfer from her (Alhaja’s) account to the bike man’s account. With that, she has been able to secure some of Alhaja’s money in the bike man’s account thereby stealing the identity of the unsuspecting bike man.

At the early hours of that Saturday morning, she asked the bike man to take her to a hotel with an intention to further steal the identity of the hotelier for another movement of the money. At the hotel reception while paying for her accommodation which was N10, 000 (Ten thousand naira) for one night, she deliberated credited the hotel’s account with one hundred and one thousand naira (N101, 000) feigning a mistake and demanded a refund of ninety-one thousand naira (N91, 000) balance of an overpayment. This was also done with Alhaja’s ATM card through the POS machine at the Hotel.
To further conceal her identity, she provided fake personal details in the hotel and gave the hotel the bike man’s account detail when the hotel management requested for an account to deposit the refund.

All these happened on Saturday; hence, Alhaja and her husband are still in dilemma with no help in sight to stop the transactions in the account. By Sunday, Alhaja’s money had moved to the fraudster both in cash and through transfer to the bike man account domicile in the same bank.
All these while, the fraudster was in possession of both Alhaja the first victim and the bike man, the second victim’s ATM cards. Later the following day, Monday, the bike man could no longer reach the fraudster on phone; he (the bike man) then went to the bank to request for another ATM card. It was later discovered in the bank that part of Alhaja’s money was transferred to the bike man’s account. He was arrested by the bank and He’s now helping the EFCC operatives to track down the fraudster. Investigations have revealed that this same fraudster had stolen the identities of other victims earlier and had absconded to, Ilorin, Kwara State.

Instances of Tofunmi’s nefarious activities have also been spotted in other parts of the country particularly Port Harcourt City. The Commission is hereby seeking the cooperation and support of public spirited members of the society to please help unveil the identity of this fraudster. Her face, though with different disguises, is on display for anyone who knows her to please contact any of our offices across the six geopolitical zones and Abuja. She must be apprehended, who knows the next victim?

Besides, it is imperative to reiterate the need to be careful with our ATM cards and PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (PIN). On no account should we divulge any information about our account details to anyone. The criminals, ATM fraudsters are on the loose, taking advantage of people’s insensitivity and carelessness. Pictures show Akinade Tofunmi as captured by CCTV Of the bank and Hotel she operated from.

http://www.newseveryhour.com/2016/07/scam-alert-efcc-on-trail-of-suspected.html

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by contactmorak: 6:07pm On Jul 18, 2016
na wa, this lady has an Anointing for ATM scam

SEE ALL HER PHOTOS HERE» http://www.newseveryhour.com/2016/07/scam-alert-efcc-on-trail-of-suspected.html

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by Mologi(m): 6:08pm On Jul 18, 2016
geez...this lady is something else...
how can a young cherub of her age be so mean in making people's life
miserable like that...

I pray she s caught sooner....

in fact ...

mi o wa iyawo. mo...

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by project8(m): 6:31pm On Jul 18, 2016
gals are not smiling

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by FlawlesRebirth02(f): 6:37pm On Jul 18, 2016
See the way she looks decent••• And hope no be another person picture them carry cun put for there?

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by lollmaolol(m): 8:04pm On Jul 18, 2016
Na atm scam dey reign ooo

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by Cherishing(f): 8:04pm On Jul 18, 2016
Ndi Ofe mmanu at it again
Even their women ain't smiling


Akinade Tofunmi.


NCAN


Ibadan


Zone


Take


It


Over


From


Here.

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by jamzzy28(m): 8:05pm On Jul 18, 2016
Are you serious?

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by chelseabmw(m): 8:05pm On Jul 18, 2016
Nigeria lol

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by highmood(m): 8:06pm On Jul 18, 2016
The NAME is what? Akinade Tofunmi.

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by Oladelson(m): 8:06pm On Jul 18, 2016
She will soon meet her waterloo

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by gurunlocker: 8:07pm On Jul 18, 2016
When there's no job out there, its expected that the crime rate will increase, and this is just the beginning.....

I hope she get caught so they can teach her a lesson..

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by Emeskhalifa(m): 8:07pm On Jul 18, 2016
cheesy

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by myners007: 8:08pm On Jul 18, 2016
she is good but should be apprehended fast to avert defrauding of more victims

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by lordtriplee(m): 8:08pm On Jul 18, 2016
Name Checkers Association of Nigeria, Warri Branch.

We sight you
grin grin grin grin

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by Mskrisx(f): 8:08pm On Jul 18, 2016
Na wa ooo

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by Badgers14: 8:08pm On Jul 18, 2016
If she puts this effort into something meaningful, she might win a noble price grin grin

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by CaptainBomb(m): 8:08pm On Jul 18, 2016
Ladies don join the league?
Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by Akjwyzepal(m): 8:09pm On Jul 18, 2016
There is God oo.

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by Cybertext(m): 8:10pm On Jul 18, 2016
The story get K'leg....but why Alhaja and her husband Alhaji no fit waka go ATM themselves go withdraw money ?? Something is definetly not right, I can't imagine myself give my debit card (with pin) to a total stranger....

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by opyzy(m): 8:10pm On Jul 18, 2016
hmm tofunmi,EMEKA don corrupt you abi good for you angry

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by Estimable(m): 8:11pm On Jul 18, 2016
Name checkers over to u, food don land ooo grin grin

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by Wolex143: 8:11pm On Jul 18, 2016
See how she dress self like mother of jesus, nt knwin that her heart nd her brain is full of fraud.......

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by Nobody: 8:11pm On Jul 18, 2016
See talent wasting tongue

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by infogenius(m): 8:11pm On Jul 18, 2016
This fraudster is a hard worker.
I pray they nab her

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by Visman(m): 8:12pm On Jul 18, 2016
Space booked
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Mehn dis girl na stevie WONDER!

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by blezzymoore: 8:12pm On Jul 18, 2016
Here to check name, not suprise.
yoloba and scam are like agege bread and beans

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by vedias: 8:13pm On Jul 18, 2016
God help us ooo
Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by LoremIpsum: 8:13pm On Jul 18, 2016
NCAN Okitipupa Branch reporting to duty.

Name duly noted.

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Re: Akinade Tofunmi Wanted By EFCC For ATM Scam. Her Shocking Method Of Scam by Abeos(m): 8:13pm On Jul 18, 2016
Seriously shocked

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