SCAM: Man dupes buyer in fake car deal while posing as customs officer

A man posing as a customs officer in a bid
to sell a car under false pretenses has
been apprehended by men of the Ogun
State Police Command.

The young man, identified simply as Peter
perpetuated fraud against an
unsuspecting customer as he informed
the buyer that he was disposing of the car
through a public auction by the Customs
Service.

Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa
Adejobi, in a statement in Abeokuta,
reportedly said that Peter resides at
Osomurika Road, Igarra in Edo State, but
committed the crime in Agbara, Ogun
State.
According to Adejobi, the suspect was,
however, arrested at Auchi Edo State on
September 16, following a manhunt for
his arrest by the police detectives from
the Agbara Division of the Command.

He said: “Mr. Amune had already
collected N200,000 from his victim, Mr.
Johnson Umeugoji, who claimed to have
seen the announcement of the auction
placed on internet by the suspect.
“The victim paid the money into the bank
account of the suspect in Auchi.
“The suspect had told his victim to meet
him and his colleagues at Agbara for the
public auction, purportedly carried out by
Customs.

“The victim, who eventually realised that
he had been duped, reported the matter
at the Agbara division and the DPO, Ayo
Sonubi, swung into action, leading to the
suspect’s arrest.
“The suspect has confessed that he
belongs to a syndicate that specializes in
duping people using such methods.
“The Command is intensifying efforts to
arrest the other members of the
syndicate. He will be charged to the
magistrate’s court, Agbara, as soon as
investigation is concluded.”