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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)<\/a> has revealed how Nigerian banks, including fintech companies, were used to facilitate a massive air ticket, investment, and cryptocurrency fraud totaling \u20a6180 billion due to inadequate safeguards.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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The EFCC commission\u2019s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, made the disclosure during a briefing on Thursday, noting that hundreds of Nigerians fell victim to the scams.<\/p>\n

According to Uwujaren, losses from airline ticket and investment scams amounted to \u20a618.1 billion, while cryptocurrency-related fraud accounted for \u20a6162 billion of the total sum.<\/p>\n

He blamed unnamed Nigerian banks and fintech companies for failing to carry out adequate customer due diligence while the fraudulent activities were ongoing.<\/p>\n

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Uwujaren of EFCC further revealed that investigations uncovered a case in which a single individual allegedly operated 960 accounts within one bank, all reportedly used for fraudulent transactions.<\/p>\n

\u201cA total sum of N18.1 billion was moved through the financial system without due diligence of customers by the banks.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is particularly worrisome that cryptocurrency transactions amounting to N162 billion passed through a new-generation bank without any form of due diligence.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe good news is that following our intervention, the Commission has been able to recover N33.62 million, which has already been returned to some of the victims,\u201d he added.<\/em><\/p>\n

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