POLICE DISMANTLE ATM FRAUD SYNDICATE IN YOBE STATE
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The Nigeria Police Force’s Yobe State Command agents have apprehended three alleged ATM scammers.
In a statement issued on Saturday, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), revealed this, saying that the arrests represented a major victory in the state’s battle against cybercrime and related offenses.
“On December 6, 2024, the State Intelligence Department (SID) apprehended three suspects – Sani Kasim, 35, Nura Umaru, 24, and Umar Suleman, 22 – for their involvement in a criminal syndicate that targeted ATM users in the state”, DSP Abdulkarim said.
According to him, the suspects, who confessed to the crime, used clever tactics to trick unsuspecting bank customers into revealing their PIN numbers while using ATMs.
“They would offer to assist the bank customers, then swap their ATM cards and withdraw cash from their accounts”, he added.
“They would offer to assist the bank customers, then swap their ATM cards and withdraw cash from their accounts”, he added.
The PPRO said items recovered from the suspects include: 47 ATM cards, 4 cellphones, and a Mercedes Benz vehicle.
“Six victims, including a visually impaired person who lost N181,550 have identified the suspects”, he said.
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