By Lasisi Afeez
Wema bank has refunded the money of Beatrice Adeyeye, a retired civil servant whose money fraudulently disappeared in her account.
Mrs Adeyeye, a customer with Wema bank, had noticed the fraudulent transaction in her account, recounts her ordeal with Foundation for Investigative Journalism, FIJ, on 13 January.
According to Mrs Adeyeye, N450,000 was fraudulently transferred from her account to the United Bank of Africa (UBA) and Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) accounts belonging to Damilola Rasaq Taiwo, an act which at least a staff member of Wema bank would be aware of.
Adeyeye had reported to FIJ about how she received multiple debit alerts on her mobile phone even though her ATM card was in her possession all through the period of the fraudulent transaction. The messages showed that the money was moved through the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) from the Wema Bank branch within the campus of the The Polythecnic Ibadan.
Speaking to FIJ, Olaitan, a son of Mrs Adeyeye said, “when she returned to the bank on Wednesday, she was informed that the money had been returned to her account.
“To be very sure too, she made transactions from her account to my sister’s account and she got an immediate text message of confirmation. “When she returned the ATM card in her possession, they were forced to tell her they would not even be able to give her a new one until an internal error is issued.”
Two weeks after the FIJ report, it was learnt that the case was later resolved to the satisfaction of Mrs Adeyeye.
