Crime - Crime
Updated: May 13, 2020

EFCC Refunds $4, 040 To Brazilian Internet Fraud Victim

By Joan Oyemolan
May 13, 2020
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), announced that the commission has returned the sum of $4,040 to a Brazilian victim of internet fraud identified as Debora Moreira.

EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale in a statement confirmed in Abuja that Moreira has acknowledged the receipt of the money recovered by the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the anti-graft agency.

Oyewale in a statement said, “Moreira lost the money to Emmanuel Tope, a convicted fraudster, in a romance scam. EFCC commenced investigation of the scam in March 2019 and successfully recovered the money, prosecuted and got the fraudster convicted.

“The proceeds of crime was remitted into the victim’s account with Bank Itau S/A, Rua Americo Brasiliense, through the Central Bank of Nigeria.”