EFFC Arrest Man For Allegedly Duping 139 Australians

EFFC has arrested a man for allegedly duping 139 Australians.

Glamtush reports that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has arrested a suspected online fraudster, Osang Otukpa, for allegedly duping 139 Australians to the tune of $8 million.

A statement signed on Friday by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, said he was arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, last Friday.

Otukpa, who goes by five aliases, namely Ford Thompson, Oscar Donald Tyler, Michael Haye, Jose Vitto and Kristin Davidson scammed the victims by luring them to invest in his cryptocurrency investment platform, Liquid Asset Group.

According to the commission, the proceeds of the alleged crimes were always routed to his bank accounts through a global cryptocurrency exchange platform.

The commission, however, did not name the global platform the suspect used in routing his earnings.

“Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a suspected online fraudster, Osang Usie Otukpa, for allegedly duping 139 Australians to the tune of $AUD8,000,000 (Eight Million Australian Dollars).

“He was picked up in a stakeout at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, upon arrival from the United States of America on Friday, December 6, 2024. Otukpa, who goes by five aliases, namely: Ford Thompson, Oscar Donald Tyler, Michael Haye, Jose Vitto and Kristin Davidson, scammed the victims by luring them on social media to invest in his rogue cryptocurrency investment platform, Liquid Asset Group, LAG.

“The proceeds of the alleged crimes were routed to his bank accounts through a global cryptocurrency exchange platform.”

He would be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations, the EFCC added.