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EFCC Busts International Fraud Ring, Arrests Mastermind For Duping 139 Victims Of $AUD8m
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have busted an international fraud ring.
The anti-graft agency apprehended the mastermind for cryptocurrency scam for duping 139 Australians.
The suspect backing the camera
The suspected online fraudster, identified as Osang Usie Otukpa, allegedly duped 139 Australians to the tune of $AUD8,000,000 (Eight Million Australian Dollars).
He was picked up in a stake out at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos upon arrival from the United States of America on Friday, December 6, 2024.
Otukpa, who goes by five aliases, namely: Ford Thompson, Oscar Donald Tyler, Michael Haye, Jose Vitto and Kristin Davidson scammed the victims by luring them on the social media to invest in his rogue cryptocurrency investment platform, Liquid Asset Group, LAG.
The proceeds of the alleged crimes were routed to his bank accounts through a global cryptocurrency exchange platform.
He would be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations.
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