A 31- year-old Nigerian, Micheal Adio in a romance scam with a 75-year-old female Dutch national, Jeanet De Jonge. It was gathered that Adio, who has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, pretended to be an American Citizen, making it easy for Jonge to fall for him. It was gathered that Jonge lost 200,00O euro to Adio a native from Ogun State.
The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said the victim and the suspect met on a dating site and started a relationship. Adio pretended to be 41 - year-old American Citizen working as a Chef in a Nigerian restaurant and needed a wife. It attracted Jonge and in no time she started sending money through money Gram. He told his victim that he wanted to meet her, but needed funds to get all his document and to perfect his travel plans. The big trouble started when Jonge did not see her hubby for almost good two years after sending money to him.
INVESTIGATIONS - revealed that the suspect collected various sum of money, all in the name that he will use the money to perfect his travel documents. Jeanet his inability to honour the invitation from jeanet made her to be suspicious to invovle the EFCC.
Adio, in his statement to the EFCC, said that, she was sending $800 to $900 from june 2012 through western union money transfer and MoneyGram. It got to a point whereby Western union block her from sending money to me. Then he contacted a friend in London to help him receive money there as access to Nigeria has been blocked and then started paying him through his Forex account in Keystone Bank. EFCC said they are still following up investigations and Adio will be charged to court as soon as the have concluded investigation.
Why will a 75 years old female be looking for a date? Does she hope to find her Romeo at 75? I wonder.
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