Criminals Now Disguise As POS Agents — Police.
The Police Command in Kwara State on Monday said criminals are now disguising themselves as point of sales (POS) agents to rob and collect kidnap ransom.
The state Commissioner of Police, Victor Olaiya, disclosed this during a visit by the Kwara Association of Professional Point of Sales Agents, (KAPPSA), and the Information Technology Professional Association (ITPA).
ITPA is a body of artisans who are into computer repairs and dealings in the state.
The criminal elements now hibernate within the ranks of POS agents, adding that the police now have a useful partner in the fight against criminality that involves money transfers with the visit of the operators.
“Kidnap ransom is paid through POS in some cases and we have cases where robbers now go to homes with POS machines.
“But with an association capturing legitimate operators in the state, it makes it easy to track criminality,” the CP said.
Represented by the DCP Operations, Adekimi Ojo, the CP advised POS operators, especially not to “Make it a habit to transfer money beyond certain thresholds.
“When you do, make sure the customer leaves with you a means of traceable identification like their NIN number”, he said.
Speaking during the visit, Mr Ridwan Ayinde Opakunle, president of both KAPPSA and ITPA in Kwara State, requested police assistance in curbing the activities of fraudsters who are using their businesses to defraud unsuspecting victims.
“Cyber criminals and money transaction crooks have grown more sophisticated, which requires that ITPA and KAPSSA task force units are better trained to help protect their members.
“We are reliably informed that fraudsters posing as POS operators now carry pre-configured machines that automatically download financial data and key codes of victims that help them empty accounts,” Opakunle said.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Gabriel Fashanu M.Y. Abdulrahaman Abubakar Abdullahi Bata Council Of The Wise Bola Sagaya Aliyu Muhammed Kehinde Boyede Mahmud Ajeigbe Mujtabah Bature Yoruba Tsaragi Aliyu Alhassan Henry Makinwa Yaru Owo Isowo Sulaiman Gado Salihu Ajibola Ajia Sardauna Bisi Kristien ASUU April 11 Seun Bolaji Peculiar Allowance Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah Wahab Kunle Shittu Yunus Lawal Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board Omar Bolaji Gambari Agor Market Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange Ajibola Saliu Ajia Amos Sayo Onikijipa Halidu Danbaba Lotus Bank Shuaibu Yaman Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa Orisa Bridge Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed Mohammed Lawal Sheikh Alimi Bashir Badawi Toyin Saraki IHS Towers Abdulrahman Abdulrazak Olokoba Sa\'ad Alanamu Saka Isau John Olobayo Harmony Holdings Kolawole Bashirat Elesie Of Esie Muhammad Yahya Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa Tsado Manman 2017 Budget Lawal Jimoh Ilorin General Hospital Abdulfatai Ahmed Femi Gbajabiamila PharmAccess Foundation Modupe Oluwole Bisi Oyeleke Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Oyedun Juliana Funke Charles Ibitoye Kwara State Fish Farmers Association Academic Staff Union Of Universities LABTOP Omoniyi Ayinla Okeose Christian Cementary Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria Kwara Teaching Service Commission Tosin Saraki Sa\'adu Salahu Salman Alada

