Operatives
of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have nabbed three
alleged fraudsters after they defrauded Nigerians more than N3 billion
using new ponzi scheme.
Maxim Lobaty, a Russian
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has recovered a
total of N216,402,565.05 (Two Hundred and Sixteen Million, Four Hundred
and Two Thousand, Five Hundred Sixty Naira, Five Kobo) only from Swiss
Golden Investment, an online investment that purportedly deals in buying
and selling of Gold Bars.
The recovery was sequel to a petition the Commission received from
thousands of complainants who alleged that they invested in Swiss Golden
Investment which was advertised as an online investment that deals with
buying and selling of Gold Bars. The petitioner further alleged that
after investing over a billion naira into the business, the company
refused to pay them any dividend or pay them back their capital.
Upon receipt of the petition, the Commission invited the
petitioners and they volunteered statements. Through intelligence, the
Commission picked up one Maxim Lobaty, a Russian and two Nigerians:
Austin Emenike and Dickson Nonso Onuchukwu in Lagos. The trio were
subsequently conveyed to the Kano operational zone of the EFCC for
further investigation.
Swiss Golden which is headquartered in Hong Kong was discovered
through investigation to be a Ponzi scheme that was designed to defraud
innocent victims of their hard earned money.
After being drilled at the Commission's Kano Zonal Office, Maxim
and his co-suspects consented to the refund of the investment.
Subsequently, a total sum of N216, 402,565.05 (Two Hundred and Sixteen
Million, Four Hundred and Two Thousand, Five Hundred Sixty Five Naira)
only have now been recovered.
However, while the investigation was on going, it was discovered
that, Swiss Golden Company Limited has defrauded over seven thousand
Nigerians to the tune of over N3,000,000,000 (Three Billion Naira) only.
Investigation into the alleged fraud is still ongoing and all
efforts are being made to recover the money involved and the alleged
suspects be brought to justice.
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