The Commissioner of Police, Anti-Fraud Unit, Federal Criminal Investigation Intelligence Department (FCIID) Ikoyi Lagos, Dan Okoro, has over cloned certificates and ATM cards in circulation.
Mr Okoro raised the alarm while briefing journalists in Lagos on the discovery of some cloned certificates by a syndicate which specialised in printing fake documents of banks, government and corporate organisations.
He said the syndicate had been using the cloned documents to defraud banks, government, corporate organisations and individuals, stressing that some bank officials were collaborating with the suspects for the crime.
Among documents cloned by the syndicate are CBN, presidential clearance certificates, IMF and court documents.
“I advise members of the public against cloned certificates, ATM cards and other important documents currently in circulation. I want members of the public to keep their pin numbers, passwords and ATM safe.
“We have some documents recovered from one suspect arrested. We are investigating the documents and some bank staffers allegedly collaborating the syndicate.
“It is only the bankers that have details of every deposit in the bank. Our investigation revealed that some bankers give information to the syndicate on how much customers have in every account,” he said.
He said accounts with ATM cards are their easiest targets. (NAN)
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