{"id":115707,"date":"2024-12-14T02:03:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T01:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=115707"},"modified":"2024-12-14T02:03:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T01:03:05","slug":"efcc-arrests-nigerian-for-defrauding-139-australians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/efcc-arrests-nigerian-for-defrauding-139-australians\/","title":{"rendered":"EFCC arrests Nigerian for defrauding 139 Australians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested a suspected online fraudster, Osang Otukpa, for allegedly duping 139 Australians to the tune of $AUD8,000,000.<\/p>\n<p>Otukpa was arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos upon arrival from the United States of America on Friday, December 6, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>A statement on Friday by the EFCC\u2019s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, said Otukpa used five names which were Ford Thompson, Oscar Donald Tyler, Michael Haye, Jose Vitto and Kristin Davidson , to scam the victims.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the suspect lured his victims on social media to invest in his rogue cryptocurrency investment platform, Liquid Asset Group.<\/p>\n<p>Oyewale said, \u201cOperatives of EFCC have arrested a suspected online fraudster, Osang Usie Otukpa, for allegedly duping 139 Australians to the tune of $AUD8,000,000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOtukpa, 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe proceeds of the alleged crimes were routed to his bank accounts through a global cryptocurrency exchange platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oyewale said the suspect would be arraigned upon conclusion of investigations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested a suspected online fraudster, Osang Otukpa, for allegedly duping 139 Australians to the tune of $AUD8,000,000. 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