The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a suspected internet fraudster, Chidozie Kingsley Nwachi, for allegedly marrying an American, Nicole Kierulff Sayers, falsely and defrauded her $200,000.

Nwachi was arrested in Abuja on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, based on the claims of Sayers, alleging that the suspect lured her into a false marriage and defrauded her of her savings.

“I was accustomed to transferring money to him and further felt I had no choice, since I had just married him, even though I did not feel confident in my choice to have married him,” she said.

According to a statement issued by the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, on Wednesday, Nwachi’s ploy of defrauding the American was the offer of a phony contract by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Abuja.

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He allegedly made Sayers finance the execution of the contract until the petitioner contacted the ministry with the contract papers and discovered that they were fake.

Realising that Nwachi had sold her a dummy, Sayers said: “I have been suicidal on and off when I realized he was a fraud, as I was drowning financially and  facing bankruptcy.”

Items recovered from the suspect included two cars (Toyota Venza and Lexus ES300), expensive wristwatches, two Apple iPhone, two laptops, an international passport, and multiple Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards.

A sum of $2,204 was also recovered from him.

Uwujaren, however, noted that the suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

The Star