“Beware notorious female ATM fraudster” – EFCC Warns

Akinade reportedly loiters around the machines to steal bank customer’s Personal Identification Numbers, PIN.

Daily post reports that the suspect identified as Tofunmi Akinade, has perfected the act of defrauding Nigerians via the ATM.

Nigerians have been warned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) regarding the activities of Automated Teller Machine (ATM fraudsters), releasing the profile of a notorious female serial ATM fraudster stealing money from unsuspecting victims.

The EFCC on its official website warned Nigerians to be very careful of the activities of fraudsters.

Akinade, whose photograph has been displayed on the EFCC website, has reportedly been operating from Ibadan, the Oyo state capital for several years.

Shee operates late in the night when all bank transactions had closed and preferably over the weekend, when her prospective victims may not be able to alert the banks for any unauthorized transaction.

The statement reads: “SCAM ALERT: BEWARE: Identity Thieves On The Loose.”

“The much talked about ATM fraudsters are not resting on the oars. They are all over the place laying siege to any susceptible victim. These criminals go about fleecing unwary members of the public with their ingenious, ever-changing modes of operations. The latest being the infamous identity theft.

“Before now, cloning and PIN harvesting through electronic chips cleverly concealed in the Automated Teller Machine (ATM), was the universal mode. Over time, the tricks and decoys to entrap their victims keep changing and have assumed a disturbing dimension.

“The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is on the trail of a suspected ATM fraudster, who goes by the name Akinade Tofunmi. Her trade in stock is identity theft. Her duty post is any ATM Point and Point of Sales (POS) machines across the country.

“In her last operation, within twenty four hours; this fraudster who operates with the identity of her victims succeeded to have raked in about three million (N3m) within 24 hours.

“Dateline was Friday, June 3rd, 2016, at about the close of work. A woman simply identified as Alhaja and her husband who was waiting in the car wanted to use an ATM somewhere in Ibadan, Oyo State, when Tofunmi noticed that the woman limps.

“Pretending to be polite and cultured, she offered to assist her with the transaction on the ATM. Unaware of the intention behind the pious approach; she gave the fraudster her ATM card and divulged her PIN. Smartly, the fraudster quickly checked the balance in the account which had one million, seven hundred and forty nine thousand, twenty six naira and seven kobo (N1, 749, 026. 07).

“After the intended withdrawal of N20, 000:00, the fraudster swapped the card and gave Alhaja a fake ATM card. Oblivious of the swap, she left with her husband,” the statement further read.

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