Photo: How Fraudster Duped Girl Of N14,000 while inside the Bank Yesterday

A fraudster on Wednesday reportedly duped a young
lady of N14,000 at the Guaranty Trust Bank, GTB,
Allen Avenue branch, Ikeja, in Lagos.
The young lady, who identified herself with one
name, Ruqayat, was seen crying inside the banking
hall and attracted attention from officials and
customers. According to Rukayat, a man dressed in
a corporate outfit approached her while on a queue,
along other depositors.
He claimed to be an official of the bank and
demanded if I had a bank verification number, to
which I answered no. He collected the money for
ease of the transaction and gave me a
verification form to fill”, Rukayat explained.
While she moved away to fill the form, Rukayat said,
the man went to the counter and was seen talking
to a teller. By the time Rukayat was done, the
pretending bank official had gone. Rukayat, who
works with a IPhone 6 retail shop at Balogun street,
also in Ikeja, burst into tears.
“The money belongs to my boss. I have just
been employed two weeks ago and I don’t know
where to get a refund for her,” she said
sobbingly.
Many bank customers were in disbelief about
Rukayat’s story, while a bank security guard
reportedly ordered her out of the hall. Rukayat said.
Outside the banking hall, few Bureau de Change
operators sympathized with Rukayat. A middle
aged Hausa-speaking man, Ibrahim Hamisu told
Nigeria Newsbreak a similar incident had happened
previously in the bank and the fraudster arrested.
The previous fraudster, Hamisu said, acted as
though he were a bank official and elected to help
two girls who had come to open accounts with the
task.
‘He (fraudster) collected two laptops from the
two girls and gave them forms to fill. They
were able to discover who he was through the
CCTV, when the ladies raised an alarm.
The bank was thoroughly searched, but the
fraudster had fled by then,” Hamisu said.