A final year student of Imo State University, Chibuzor
Akobundu, has been arrested by operatives of Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi,
for allegedly swindling foreign women to the tune of $48,000 through a
dating website.
Surprisingly, the 22-year-old Microbiology undergraduate confessed
that his victims, resident in the United States of America, were 'swept
off their feet’ by his profile on the dating site.
He spoke with
journalists yesterday, while being paraded alongside two staff of a
second generation bank, who allegedly facilitated the withdrawal of
money via Western Union Money Transfer.
The suspect adopted 'Devon Miles' as his name and pasted a photograph
of an unknown American citizen as his profile on the dating site. He confessed to have swindled five American single women within the ages of 40 and 50, in search for husbands.
He gave the name of his first victim as Antoinette. He promised to
marry her and was able to dupe her of $16,000 before she suspected he
was a fraudster.
His next victim was one Jettie Simpson, who reportedly sent $5,000 to him via Western Union.
Others also duped by Akobundu were Shelly Bashir, $100; Billie Klock,
$13,000, in a relationship that reportedly lasted for five months, and
Andrea Desena, $8,000.
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