Crime
Nigerian Man Arrested for $8M Crypto Scam Targeting Australians
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have apprehended Osang Usie Otukpa, a Nigerian man accused of defrauding 139 Australians of $8 million through a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme. The arrest was made at Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos as Otukpa returned from the United States.
According to a statement from Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Otukpa operated under multiple aliases, including Ford Thompson, Oscar Donald Tyler, Michael Haye, Jose Vitto, and Kristin Davidson. Using these identities, he promoted a rogue cryptocurrency platform called Liquid Asset Group, luring victims through social media into investing and subsequently incurring substantial financial losses.
EFCC investigators revealed that proceeds from the scam were funneled through a global cryptocurrency exchange platform into Otukpa’s bank accounts. The commission emphasized that investigations are ongoing, and the suspect will be charged in court once the process is concluded.
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