Doctor arrested for hacking into banks

 A medical doctor has been arrested in Lagos for allegedly hacking into banks and stealing customers’ money. The police described the suspect, Thompson Williams, as the most wanted Nigerian-born internet hacker. He was arrested at the weekend by detectives from the Lagos Stats Police Command. The police also said the suspect, who deviated from his […]

 A medical doctor has been arrested in Lagos for allegedly hacking into banks and stealing customers’ money.

The police described the suspect, Thompson Williams, as the most wanted Nigerian-born internet hacker. He was arrested at the weekend by detectives from the Lagos Stats Police Command.

The police also said the suspect, who deviated from his medical practice for Internet fraud, has been on the wanted list of INTERPOL.

It said Williams was picked up after he hacked into a businessman’s account, and stole millions of naira.

While parading the suspect yesterday, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, said his office received a complaint that there was a syndicate that was swindling car dealers. 

He said: “The syndicate goes to car shops, buys a car, configures a computer programme that will send a fake payment alert to the seller and by so doing, obtain a car under false pretences. 

“He bought a car from one Adewole worth N28m. He thereafter requested for the seller’s bank account and paid him with fake alert using HTTP tunnel.com. The suspect sold the car to another notable man in Asaba. The car and others have been recovered,” the commissioner said, adding that the suspect would soon be charged to court.

Fielding questions from journalists, Williams said the police were not lying with the allegation levied against him.

He said, “I am a professional medical doctor. But the package that would have enhanced my job as a medical doctor came and I was denied of the opportunity by my employer. Out of frustration I checked to Canada where I met a group of guys who taught me Internet hacking.

“I can hack into any organization, bank, corporate agencies, government account and anything hackable. My targets are international musicians and stars. I don’t know how much I am worth because I use credit cards to transact my business. I feel for Nigerian banks because they are not practicing real banking. Nigerian banks are not secured. If I want to hack into any bank I can clear their money anytime.

“Nigerian banks do not know that they need to hire professional hackers to protect their accounts. For instance I can buy something worth N40 million without paying a dime and still generate bank alert. The bank will still confirm the alert.”