A newly employed point-of-sale operator identified as Joy, has been defrauded in Lagos State.
It was gathered that Joy, handed N75,000 cash to the fraudster identified as Victor, who left behind a bag containing five sachets of water.
According to an eyewitness,”Victor told the operator to give him N75,000 cash and he’ll give her his ATM card for cash withdrawal and she could take N2,000 as service charge, and Joy agreed.
“After Joy handed the cash to Victor, he dropped a nylon bag with her under the pretext of coming back to pick it. He also asked her to give him N50 to quickly buy something from a store close by, but he never came back.
“When Joy checked the nylon bag, she found five pieces of sachet water. This was when she came to her senses; she ran outside in the rain, crying and looking for him everywhere, but he was gone.
She couldn’t explain what happened or what came over her; I think she was charmed.”
A businesswoman, Elizabeth Adetula, who has a shop within the vicinity said the case was reported at the Ago Police Station, alleging that the police demanded N100,000 to track the suspect.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundenyin, confirmed the incident, adding that investigation was ongoing.
“It is illegal to give policemen money for investigations and such should be reported to the DPO.”
“However, diligent investigation is ongoing and the fraudster will be apprehended,”he said.
