Criminals Now Disguise As POS Agents — Police.

Date: 2023-10-31

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.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Baba Issa Awoye     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     KFA     Pilgrims Board     Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     Ajikobi     Saeedat Aliyu     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     YAKOOYO     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Balogun-Ojomu     Kale Bayero     V.O. Abioye     Patigi Regatta     Kwara State Fire Service     Yusuf Abdulwahab     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Forgo Battery     Orisa Bridge     Aro Yahaya     Al-Ilory     Joseph Daudu     Sulyman Tejidini     Shettima     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Akanji     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Isiaq Khadeejah     Yomi Adeboye     Kumbi Titilope     Bayo Ajia     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     Simeon Sayomi     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Abubakar B.M     Abdullateef Abdussalam     Ishaq Oloyede     Bayo Onimago     20 Billion Bond     NIPR     Kwarareports.com     Baruba     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Village Alive Development Association     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Saidu Yaro Musa     Usman Alkali Baba     Bisi Kristien     Boko Haram     Tanke     REO CAKES     Pakata     Minister     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     David Adesina     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Olatunji Ayeni     National Party Of Nigeria     Aminu Ado Bayero     Omu Aran     Vasolar Consultoria     KWIRS     Arinola Lawal     Saad Belgore     GRA     Olupako     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Kwara TV     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Sunday Popo-Ola     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Saba Jibril     Kola Ologbondiyan    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

IYA ALFA NLA     Shehu Jimoh     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Igbaja     LABTOP     Lanre Aremu     Kwara Basketball Association     Laduba     Abubakar B.M     Academic Staff Union Of Universities     Aso Ofi     Prince Bola Ajibola     Ile Arugbo     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     TESCOM     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     Galadima     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Gambari     AGILE Programme     Amuda Musbau     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Police Commissioner     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Halimah Perogi     Saad Belgore     Tunde Oyawoye     Issa Baba     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     T And K FOODS     NAWOJ     NaAllah     Binta Abubakar Mora     Bello John Olanrewaju     Edret Sabi Abel     Chief Imam Of Offa     Rebecca Bake     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Abdulwahab Oba     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Earlyon Technologies     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Joseph Daudu     Patience Jonathan     Abdulazeez Uthman     Mohammed Danjuma     CBT     Charcoal     Suleman Abubakar     Fatimoh Lawal     Owo Arugbo     Ganiyu Taofiq     Alfa Yahaya Road     Baba Issa     GAMA     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Ashiru     Olofa Of Offa     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Mubarak Oladosu     Samuel Adaramola     Kayode Ibrahim     Kale Belgore     Ajasse-Ipo     Alliance For Democracy     UITH     Madawaki     Rasheed Jimoh     Sarkin Malamai     Bankole Omishore     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Balogun Gambari     JMK Construction Company Limited     MATTA Girls Foundation