Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested one Chisom Nweke,M a- 26- year- old man for allegedly using charm to defraud Point of Sale operators in Awka, the state capital.
The suspect confessed to have defrauded unsuspecting PoS operators cutting plain paper to the size of naira note and give to attendants to deposit in a designated account in the bank.
Spokesperson of the Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
Ikenga said Nweke” was arrested on Thursday at about 9a.m at Umuawulu,Awka along Amawbia Roundabout.
“The suspect who confessed to using charm to defraud POS attendant within Awka and its environs would cut out plain white paper to the size of a Naira note and give POS attendants to deposit in an account.
“The operators only realize that the supposed money are mere paper only after they have transferred the money to the designated account supplied by the alleged suspect.
“We suspect that the culprit works with syndicate, comprising other members and efforts are being made to apprehend them and recover the defrauded amount.
“Investigation is still on going.” He said
