Fraudster sent me fake alerts twice, says PoS operator

<p>A Point of Sale operator who plies her trade on Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja, Lagos has lamented how a fraudster duped her twice by sending fake bank alerts to her.</p>, <p>The lady, who identified herself simply as Fiyinfoluwa, in an interview with our correspondent on Monday, said she lost N100,000 to the fraudster on Saturday.</p>, <p>She regretted that while the suspect was caught on his second attempt, he managed to escape in a waiting car.</p>, <p>Fiyinfoluwa said, “The fraudster came the first time to withdraw N50,000, claiming that his boss was waiting for him in a plaza. Then he came out of the plaza again saying his boss wanted N100,000 instead of N50,000.</p>, <p>“I checked my App if the transfer was legit but I discovered that both alerts were fake.</p>, <p>“He came here on Saturday to repeat the same thing. Immediately I saw him, I recognised him. I went further to question him and I was glad he did not deny the fact he duped me of N100,000.</p>, <p>“He said he gave the money to his boss at the plaza, which means he is working for someone.</p>, <p>“Individuals who came to beat him up when he was caught found more than N50,000 in his pocket. I pleaded with them to give me back my money but I was given only N15,000.”</p>, <p>An eyewitness, Bamigbade Suleiman, said, he was present at the scene when the suspect was caught but he was lucky to escape.</p>, <p>“The fraudster made fake alerts twice and I was privileged to beat him up although he was lucky to escape,” he said.</p>