The Economic Financial Crimes Commission Chairman, Ola Olukoyede has revealed how his ATM card was Photocopied during a check-in into a Hotel Abroad. He stated that while paying for his accommodation, he observed a stark difference in how his Nigerian card was treated compared to that of a white man before him.
He narrated how the hotel staff made a photocopy of his card, citing a standing instruction to suspect Nigerian cards due to frequent fraud cases. He lamented that despite identifying himself as the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Agency in Nigeria, the staff maintained her stance.
He said in an interview with TVC From 0:51, “It is important for us to understand the kind of menace that cybercrime is causing Nigeria. I traveled about two weeks ago and was in a country in South Asia. I attended a Financial Action Task Force meeting and wanted to pay for my accommodation.
The man in front of me, a white man, used his card and made the payment. When it was my turn, I gave them my card. They swiped it, deducted the money, and then the lady stood up and went to another office to make a photocopy of my card, both front and back. I asked her, ‘Why are you making a photocopy of my card? You are exposing me to fraud!’
I told her, ‘You didn’t do this to the other man who just left.’ She replied, ‘Yes, sir, it is because this is a Nigerian card.’ She said they have a standing instruction that anytime they see a Nigerian card, they must suspect it. So, they have to make a photocopy to be sure that I am actually the owner of the card. And she knew who I was, the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Agency in Nigeria. You can see the shame and embarrassment.”…..Seë _ Morë