A 22-year-old man, identified as Aliyu Abdullahi, has been arrested by the Katsina State Police Command for defrauding an unsuspecting old woman of her gratuity using her ATM card.
Abdullahi, who has been described as an unrepentant ATM fraudster, is said to specialize in defrauding unsuspecting members of the public by swapping their ATM cards. He said he was once arrested but was bailed out by his lawyer after spending one month in prison.
He confessed to having deceitfully swapped the ATM card of one Maryam Sale, of Sharar Pipes in Katsina metropolis, withdrawing her gratuity and lifetime savings, amounting to the sum of one million, eight hundred and forty-six thousand naira (N1,846,000).
He further revealed that he bought a car and motorcycle from the money.
“I was at the ATM to make a withdrawal when she came in Keke NAPEP and asked me to help her withdraw N10,000 from her account using her ATM. Before withdrawing the money, I checked her account balance and saw that there was good money inside. Immediately I withdrew the money for her, I swapped her ATM card with mine. After she left, I proceeded to a POS and started withdrawing the money. It took me three days to clear the money in the account completely. I bought a car, Accord for N500,000 and a brand new motorcycle for N350,000 from it and I spent the rest on other frivolities.” He told news men.
