SSS arrests fake EFCC officers

Operatives of the Department of State Security Services (DSS) have uncovered syndicate of fraudsters  in Akure, the Ondo State capital.

The fraudsters, a statement by the Head, Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, are accused of dispatching fake invitation letters to unsuspecting heads of government agencies purporting to be carrying out investigation activities against them.

The alleged kingpin of the syndicate, one Olubunmo Olalekan, who is currently in EFCC custody in Abuja, who parades himself as a Principal Detective Superintendent of the EFCC, had, in his possession, fake letterhead of the commission, 30 SIM cards,  many  complimentary cards, a laptop computer and printer.

His modus operandi was to send out the bulk invitation letters to as many agencies as possible, via courier, claiming to have pending petitions alleging corruption against their heads.

Investigations so far revealed that the suspect had written and distributed over 60 letters purportedly from the commission to several top officials of ministries, departments and agencies.

“Those who fell for the scam were asked to pay money for the purported case against them to be dropped. The syndicate had gone to the extent of issuing clearance letters to those that met their terms.

But some heads of agencies that are sure they had done nothing to warrant investigation by the EFCC have been bold to contact the commission, which was how Olalekan was nabbed,” the statement said.