Fraudster Dupes Girl Of N14,000 Inside GTBank Lagos (See Photo)

A fraudster on Wednesday 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
pretended 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 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.