Patrick Oluyemi, a resident of Lagos State, recently recounted how N980,800 was stolen from his Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) account by an unknown individual.
In an interview, Oluyemi revealed that the theft occurred on April 26 while he was at a car repair shop, attending to a vehicle he had just purchased.
“On April 26, I was at a car repair shop working on a vehicle I just purchased when the incident happened,” Oluyemi said. “While the mechanic worked on the car, I brought out my phone from my pocket so I could transfer money to someone.”
The moment he took out his phone, Oluyemi began receiving a series of strange debit alerts. “I thought I was dreaming,” he said. “I keep hearing these fraudulent bank stories, and now I believe they are true. These stories are actually true.”
The fraudster made four unauthorized transactions of N200,000 each, followed by transactions of N100,800 and N80,000, all categorized as web purchase transactions.
Oluyemi promptly reported the incident to GTB, but the bank’s response was unsatisfactory. “GTB, in response to my mail, claimed my debit card must have been compromised because the fraudsters used my details to steal the sum,” Oluyemi said. “I find the bank’s explanation very difficult to believe. I have never at any time compromised any of my account details since I have been banking with GTB. How the money got stolen remains a mystery.”
Oluyemi also noticed that the fraudulent transactions were marked with the narration ‘WEB MSPORT,’ although he does not engage in betting. Since April 26, he has been unable to recover the stolen funds from GTB.
In a bid to seek further redress, Oluyemi contacted the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria but has yet to receive a response.
An email was sent to GTB’s customer care and electronic fraud units on Tuesday, but there was no response at the time of reporting.
Source: fij.ng
