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Varsity Students Caught Over Schorlarship Scam

According to report coming from FUTA Akure, Ondo State. 4 graduates and 2 undergraduates of the institution have been apprehended for alleged fraud by the police.

The suspects are Falade Oluwapelumi Ayotunde (25), Asaolu Victor (25), Awote Temitope Emax (27), Fajobi Olalekan (27) Bolatiri Emmanuel Onaopemipo (25) and Adebomi Oluwatosin (26).
 
They were arrested by operatives of Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) for alleged internet fraud.

The suspects were also accused of being specialist in the unauthorized design of organisation’s websites and using them to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.

Police alleged that the suspects have defrauded their victims of up to over N5million .

The suspects were arrested following a petition which PSFU received on August 22, 2013,from OPEC FUND for International Development.

Police said the petitioner had alleged that a website designed as “OFID Scholarship Website” with OFID name and logo has been used to defraud innocent Nigerian applicants.

Source: LiveSchoolNews

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