Police arrest filmmaker for impersonating Regina Daniels
Tobi Adebayo
A filmmaker identified as Richard Sylvanus has been arrested for allegedly impersonating Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels.
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command spokesperson, DSP Josephine Adeh confirmed the arrest in a statement.
According to Adeh, Sylvanus had allegedly defrauded unsuspecting Nigerians to the tune of N1m using an email address created with the name of the actress.
“The filmmaker and editor who was reported to have created impersonating YouTube and Gmail accounts specifically for the purpose of defrauding unsuspecting members of the public to the tone of over one million naira, with the First bank account number:2033175106 had earlier been reported on the 4th November 2021 at the Metro Area Police Command by Trifold law.
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“The police swung into action after getting a tip-off. He defrauded unsuspecting members of the public with an email, reginadanielsblasterjnr@gmail.com, and a Youtube account he opened to impersonate Regina Daniels.
“There is no relationship between the movie star and the Gmail and Youtube accounts used in perpetrating these criminal acts.
“Members of the public are, therefore, urged to take note and not fall victim to such snares as many other criminal ventures similar to this may be in existence. The matter is under diligent investigation,” the statement read.
