Elderly Woman Battling High Blood Pressure After Losing N6.2m to Fraudsters in Lagos Scam

A 63-year-old woman in Lagos has fallen seriously ill after being defrauded of N6.2 million by fraudsters. The victim’s daughter, Anu Joseph, revealed that her traumatized mother is now battling high blood pressure as a result of the incident.

The trouble began when Joseph transferred an undisclosed amount of money to her mother on June 7, 2023, to address an urgent matter. However, when her mother visited the bank to complete the transaction, she was unable to do so due to a missing document.

On her way back from the bank, her mother was approached by fraudsters who tricked her into withdrawing N3 million, claiming that it was for a consignment related to Pounds. Subsequently, the fraudsters kept contacting the elderly woman and persuaded her to send them more money until the total sum reached N6.2 million.

Joseph expressed her dismay at the inability of the policemen at the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Alagbon, to trace the fraudsters despite providing their bank details. The police spokesperson, Niyi Ogundeyi, explained that investigations were ongoing, but some processes required funding, including tracking the culprits’ phone numbers with a court order.

He urged citizens to learn from this incident and be cautious when engaging in financial conversations with anyone to avoid falling victim to scams.