By Chibuike Osuji
A notorious gang of fraudsters has been busted by the Nigerian Police. The group, which specializes in Bank fraud, was apprehended recently by members of the Nigerian Police force who have been trailing their activities through their special fraud unit. The syndicate is said to be responsible for most calls received by Nigerians who claim that the victims BVN has ran into administrative problems and will be ratified. Hey always give a dedicated phone number where the victim should contact bank officials to ratify the problem in question. Through this they are able to hack into the Automated Teller Machines, ATM, pin numbers.
The busting of the activities of the syndicate started on 19th April 2019, when a staff of Lagos state Neighborhood safety corps. According to him, he was contacted by the mobile number 08084480521. The caller requested his ATM details and account number, which he supplied to them. Unknown to him, the fraudsters have already acting swiftly, and when he went to the bank, he was told that the account has been blocked by the alleged criminals.
