MICHAEL AKINOLA
Police operatives from the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID) Alagbon Annex in Lagos State have arrested a young man, Ezebuino Caleb Chinaza, for allegedly swindling a Finnish lady under the guise of being in a romantic relationship with her.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the suspect, Chinaza, by deceit pretended to be Fabricio Gongalvaz on Tik Tok, induced and defrauded the victim, Hanane Rasanen, the total sum of $ 25,000.00 Dollars, equivalent of N38,199,500:00 into his Bybit wallet address No. IJCrkgaFDEdNEBE7e7C5udxVnR2IOO1N28 with UID No.149597730, in the guise of being in a romantic relationship with her.
He allegedly promised that he will invest her money on a livestreamtrade investment platform, which turned out to be false because he did not invest the money as he promised.
When the victim realized that she had been swindled, she wrote a petition to the FCID. The operatives moved into action, eventually arrested Chinaza and detained him for interrogation over his alleged conduct.
After interrogation, the Police found him culpable and consequently charged him before the Ebute Metta Magistrate Court for the alleged offence under the Criminal laws of the State which attracts several years of imprisonment.
The charges read:
“That you, Ezebuino Caleb Chinaza, sometime in August, 2024 in Lagos, within the magisterial district of this Honourable Court, by deceit pretended to be Fabricio Gongalvaz on Tik Tok, induced and defrauded one Hanane Rasanen, a Finland citizen, who delivered the total sum of $ 25,000.00 (Twenty-Five Thousand USD), equivalent of N38,199,500:00 into your Bybit wallet address No. IJCrkgaFDEdNEBE7e7C5udxVnR2IOO1N28 with UID No.149597730, in the guise of being in a romantic relationship with her and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 14(2) of the Cybercrime(Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under the same Section of the Act.
COUNT 2:”That you, Ezebuino Caleb Chinaza, sometime in August, 2024 in Lagos, within the magisterial district of this Honourable Court, did fraudulently obtain by false pretence a sum of $25,000;00 (Twenty Five Thousand US Dollars), an equivalent of N38,199,500:00 (Thirty Eight Million, One Hundred and Ninety-Nine Thousand and Five Hundred Naira Only) belonging to one Hanane Rasanen, a Finland citizen, under the guise that you will invest her money on a livestreamtrade investment platform, the representation you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 314(1) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State 2015.”
COUNT 3:”That you, Ezebuino Caleb Chinaza, sometime in August, 2024 in Lagos, within the magisterial district of this Honourable Court, did fraudulently obtain by false pretence a sum of $25,000;00 (Twenty Five Thousand US Dollars), an equivalent of N38,199,500:00 (Thirty Eight Million, One Hundred and Ninety-Nine Thousand and Five Hundred Naira Only) belonging to one Hanane Rasanen, a Finland citizen and fraudulently converted the said sum to your own personal use under the pretense that you will invest the said sum on live stream trade investment platform the capacity you know to be false.