FEATURED
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.
Okubor To INEC: Introduce Course On How To Lose Election Without Losing Your Mind
Nigeria Confirms First Ebola Case as Deadly Bundibugyo Strain Hits Abuja
Prioritise Credibility, Profitability Over Traffic – Aniagwu Charges Online Publishers
Look Beyond Page Views To Build Profitable Media – DOPF Tells Online Publishers
Delta Police Arrest Three For Impersonating SGF Akume, Oborevwori’s Protocol Director To Defraud Community Leader Of N5.4m
Ebola Alert: 20 Key Facts As FG Traces 44 Contacts Over Suspected Case In FCT
I Never Asked Nigerians in Diaspora to Abandon Their Families — Peter Obi
‘If Buhari as a General Couldn’t End Insecurity, Spare Tinubu’ — Abdulaziz Yari
Tinubu Condoles With Ibori, Uduaghan Family Over Ex-Governor’s Death
DOPF Opens 2026 Annual Conference With Workshop On Digital Media Sustainability
Isoko South Flags Off Mega Empowerment, 4,000 Residents To Get N50,000 Each
Blackout Hits Four States as NUEE Shuts Down BEDC Facilities Over Welfare Dispute
Isoko North Chairman Empowers 5,000, Hails Oborevwori’s Grassroots Initiative
AI Courses In Nigeria Surge 93% As Critical Thinking Jumps 113% – Coursera Report 20262
DOPF Mourns Uduaghan, Recalls His 2021 Lecture On Niger Delta Economy
