Operatives of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal
Office, have arrested one lbeh Theophilus
Uche, alongside his mother for their alleged
involvement in computer-related fraud to the
tune of about N50million.
The 28-year-old suspect, who's CEO 10 Kobo
Wine Place in lkotun, Lagos, was arrested
recently in his room in Radisson Blu
Anchorage Hotel, Victoria Island, following
credible intelligence reports about his alleged
criminal activities.
During interrogation, Uche, who presents
himself variously as Rachael Armstrong,
Keanu Reeves, Rebekah Schwarzenberger,
Keanu Private, Elizabeth Hortman and Stefan
Paulson, confessed to being into Bitcoin
investment scam, romance scam and
identity theft.
The suspect also confessed to have
defrauded his victims to the tune of about
N50million, since he started the criminal
activities in 2020.
Investigations revealed that the suspect had
been using a First Bank account belonging to
his mother, who is one of his accomplices, to
launder the proceeds of his alleged criminal
activities.
Items recovered from the suspect include, a
Mercedes Benz S550 2015 Sedan car, a
Lexus RX 350 SUV 2016, one iPhone 11 Pro
Max; one iPhone 12 pro max; two MacBook
Pro laptops; a PlayStation 5; an iPad and a
small Nokia touch phone, among others.
Source: Instablog9ja