A scam alert signal has been sent across various parts of the country by Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption Agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, declaring a 24-year-old alleged fraudster wanted.
Adewale Jayeoba, the Marketing Director in a firm that deals in the trade of investments, is under the searchlight of EFCC.
According to the Anti-Graft Agency’s public notice on the suspect, it reads in parts, saying, “The public is at this moment notified that Adewale Daniel Jayeoba of Wales Kingdom Capital is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the alleged case of an investment scam.”
The statement further revealed that Jayeoba is a native of the Ori-Ade Local Government Area, LGA of Osun state. His last identified address, according to EFCC, was 1004, Providence Centre, MKO Abiola Way, by NNPC mega station, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Scam Alert: Fraudster’s Parent Arrested Earlier
In June, the Agency said operatives from its Lagos zonal office arrested Emmanuel and Victoria Jayeoba, identified as parents of the 24-year-old who is said to be at large, for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting victims to the tune of N935 million.
In collaboration with their son, it was leant that the parents carried out a Ponzi Scheme in the guise of forex trading to defraud their unsuspecting victims.
Investigation revealed that Emmanuel, a Director in Wales Kingdom Capital, operated five bank accounts and had received a sum of N18,397,913.67 before his arrest.
Further investigation also showed that the second suspect, Victoria, operates six bank accounts through which she received fraudulent transactions to the tune of N916,607,715.48.
