EFCC Arraigns Man for $71,795 Cyber Fraud Targeting U.S. NGO
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned one Dennis Tamarakuro before Justice Emeka Nwite at the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on a cybercrime charge involving $71,795.41 fraud.
According to a statement posted on the EFCC’s official X account, Tamarakuro, who also goes by the alias Keisha Reynolds, was arraigned on a one-count charge of impersonation and cyber fraud. The Commission alleged that in December 2024, the defendant posed as "Keisha Reynolds," a female U.S.-based private investor, to defraud a victim named Philbert of $71,795.41 through the cryptocurrency platform Bybit.
The charge was brought under the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015 as amended in 2024. Tamarakuro pleaded guilty when the charge was read in court.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned one Dennis Tamarakuro before Justice Emeka Nwite at the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on a cybercrime charge involving $71,795.41 fraud.
According to a statement posted on the EFCC’s official X account, Tamarakuro, who also goes by the alias Keisha Reynolds, was arraigned on a one-count charge of impersonation and cyber fraud. The Commission alleged that in December 2024, the defendant posed as "Keisha Reynolds," a female U.S.-based private investor, to defraud a victim named Philbert of $71,795.41 through the cryptocurrency platform Bybit.
The charge was brought under the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015 as amended in 2024. Tamarakuro pleaded guilty when the charge was read in court.
EFCC Arraigns Man for $71,795 Cyber Fraud Targeting U.S. NGO
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned one Dennis Tamarakuro before Justice Emeka Nwite at the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on a cybercrime charge involving $71,795.41 fraud.
According to a statement posted on the EFCC’s official X account, Tamarakuro, who also goes by the alias Keisha Reynolds, was arraigned on a one-count charge of impersonation and cyber fraud. The Commission alleged that in December 2024, the defendant posed as "Keisha Reynolds," a female U.S.-based private investor, to defraud a victim named Philbert of $71,795.41 through the cryptocurrency platform Bybit.
The charge was brought under the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015 as amended in 2024. Tamarakuro pleaded guilty when the charge was read in court.
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