The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Maduiguri, Borno State, have arrested four suspects for sending fake transaction credit alerts to their victims.
EFCC disclosed this in a statement on its X handle on Monday.
The Commission said the suspects were arrested within Maiduguri metropolis, Borno State, following intelligence on their fraudulent acts.
The anti-graft agency noted that the suspects were operating using a Business App of a bank to purchase food and non-food items as well as collecting money from Point of Sale agents and sending fake transaction credits to them.
“Operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, March 8, 2024, arrested four suspects for sending fake transaction credit alerts to their victims.
“They were arrested within Maiduguri metropolis, Borno State, following intelligence on their fraudulent acts.
“Preliminary investigations showed that the suspects were operating using a Business App of a bank to purchase food and non-food items as well as collecting money from Point of Sale agents’ POS cashiers and sending fake transaction credits to them.
“They would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded,” the statement read
