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The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Ikoyi, Lagos, has arrested one Cynthia Atuonah, 21, over a romance scam in which she allegedly duped a German of $220,000 (N101 million).
Spokesperson of the police fraud unit, SP Eyitayo Johnson, stated in Lagos on Wednesday that the suspect claimed to be a model and owner of a massage spa known as “The-Chi-Place’’, lured the victim on Instagram.
“The suspect, a 2019 graduate of Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, lured the 50-year-old victim on Instagram by feigning romantic intentions towards him, thereby gaining the victim’s trust and goodwill.
“She promised to marry the victim, invited him to Nigeria for visits on several occasions and convinced him to emigrate to Nigeria so they could live together as husband and wife.
“In a ploy to dispel suspicion, the victim was made to meet with Atuonah’s parents at Ikot-Abasi, Akwa Ibom, where he received…
