Facebook Scam: Police Arrest Undergraduate

Facebook Scam: Police Arrest Undergraduate

A 400-level history student of the Lagos State University (LASU), Efe Joshua Amadin, has been arrested by Lagos State Police Area ‘B’ Command for being involved in Facebook scams.

Apparently Amadin who resides at Wilmer Crescent, Olodi- Apapa, a suburb of Lagos used a picture of a beautiful white woman as cover-up on social media to dupe unsuspecting people interested in finding love online of their money was said to have started the facebook scam two months ago.

A police source said since he started the business he is however yet to make any money.

The suspect who said his family did not know about his illegal business told police that the gang has four members, one of whom is Olanrewaju, who he said introduced introduced him into the business.

He alleged that the gang provided the picture of the white woman known as Diana and used the picture to attract suitors who were interested in getting married to her.

The area commander, ACP Ndubueze Innocent Anene, has ordered his men to arrest the other members, flush out all criminals in the area and bring them to book.

Source: Legit.ng

Authors:
Khadijah Thabit avatar

Khadijah Thabit (Copyeditor) Khadijah Thabit is an editor with over 3 years of experience editing and managing contents such as articles, blogs, newsletters and social leads. She has a BA in English and Literary Studies from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Khadijah joined Legit.ng in September 2020 as a copyeditor and proofreader for the Human Interest, Current Affairs, Business, Sports and PR desks. As a grammar police, she develops her skills by reading novels and dictionaries. Email: khadeeejathabit@gmail.com