EFCC nabs ‘Facebook’ scammer Impersonating Okonjo-Iweala, others

Every day is for the thief, but one day for the owner. The day of reckoning eventually has finally dawned for Anthony Ezechkwu, Internet scammer who specialized in cloning Facebook accounts of prominent persons and deploying to nefarious use.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the 34-year-old   a scammer, who duped many unsuspecting Nigerians  of their money.

Ezechukwu opened facebook accounts using the names of Dame Fashola, Okonja- Iweala and other popular names to defraud Nigerians, the EFCC said in a statement by its spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren

“EFCC has uncovered a sophisticated web of trickery involving a 34 year-old graduate of the Lagos State University, Anthony Ezechukwu who uses the names of spouses of prominent Nigerian political figures and others holding key offices to dupe unsuspecting members of the public,” the statement said.

According to the statement, “Ezechukwu allegedly cloned the facebook accounts of the wife of Lagos State governor, Abimbola Fashola; Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; wife of the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Aisha Bala Muhammed and the Director of the Abuja Geographical Information Systems, Jamilah Tangaza. Then, he went on a solicitation binge that fetched him thousands of naira.