{"id":68190,"date":"2019-08-06T15:57:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T14:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=68190"},"modified":"2019-08-06T15:57:06","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T14:57:06","slug":"police-arrests-2-suspects-faking-bank-payment-alerts-in-anambra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/police-arrests-2-suspects-faking-bank-payment-alerts-in-anambra\/","title":{"rendered":"Police arrests 2 suspects faking bank payment alerts in Anambra"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m6326795808221115575\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\nPolice operatives from Anambra state police command have arrested two<br \/>\nsuspects who specialises in defrauding innocent traders using fake bank<br \/>\npayment alerts.<\/p>\n<p>The two suspects are Eko Charles &#8216;m&#8217; aged 25 years and Rabiu Idris &#8216;m&#8217;<br \/>\naged 24 years, both from Gariki Ugwuoba, Enugu State.<\/p>\n<p>The Police Command Public Relations Officer,\u00a0 SP Haruna Muhammed<br \/>\nconfirmed the arrest of the suspects in Awka on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>He said the suspects were arrested by police operatives attached\u00a0 to the<br \/>\nCommand Monitoring unit (CMU) following intelligence reports<\/p>\n<p>He said the suspects who specialises in defrauding innocent traders by<br \/>\ngenerating fake bank payment alerts went to the shop of one Godwin<br \/>\nChukwu\u00a0 of No. 59\u00a0 Zik Avenue, Awka on July 31, 2019 to buy televisions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They fraudulently generated and sent fake SMS alert for the payment of<br \/>\n#200,000 to his phone and he released two 43 inch Television sets<br \/>\noblivious of their fraudulent trick.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, on Aug. 1, 2019\u00a0 at about 1pm, the suspects did the same<br \/>\nthing and collected four Televisions and\u00a0 other accessories, all valued<br \/>\nat #230,000.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed said the complainant went to the bank to withdraw the money but<br \/>\nwas told by the bank that no payment was made into his account.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Meanwhile, as luck would have it same syndicate placed an order for\u00a0 95<br \/>\ninch TV, a deep freezer, Sumec fireman generator with a promise to send<br \/>\nan alert, but Police detectives laid siege within around the shop<br \/>\npremises and arrested the main suspect, Eko Charles who came to collect<br \/>\nthe items,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>However, four 32 inches Television sets earlier collected under false<br \/>\npretense from the complainant were recovered from Rabiu Idris.<\/p>\n<p>He said the case was under investigation after which suspects would be<br \/>\ncharged to court for prosecution.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"conversation-footer\" class=\"spacer\"><\/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>Police operatives from Anambra state police command have arrested two suspects who specialises in defrauding innocent traders using fake bank payment alerts. 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