Internet Fraud: Witness Reveals How Visa Flagged Naira Marley's Credit Card for Fraud
The witness disclosed that both the phone and laptop recovered from Naira Marley were registered with his credentials, name, and email address
Dein Whyte, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), testified as the 10th prosecution witness (PW10) in the trial of Nigerian singer Azeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley. On Thursday, November 30, 2023, the singer told Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, about how Visa, a card payment platform, flagged one of the credit card details found on a device belonging to the singer, due to fraudulent transactions.
The EFCC has filed 11 counts against Naira Marley, mostly related to credit card fraud and conspiracy. Marley is currently awaiting trial.
“As part of the findings from the investigation, forensic analysis revealed that malicious programmes that are being used to illegally obtain credit card information, which can be used for card non-present transactions, were found on the device that was recovered from the defendant upon his arrest.” Also revealed were malicious tools used to disguise the active location of an internet user when his or her devices are connected to the internet.”
Prosecution attorney Bilikisu Buhari led the PW10's testimony, saying “As part of the findings from the investigation, forensic analysis revealed that malicious programmes that are being used to illegally obtain credit card information, which can be used for card non-present transactions, were found on the device that was recovered from the defendant upon his arrest.” Also revealed were malicious tools used to disguise the active location of an internet user when his or her devices are connected to the internet.”
Whyte also disclosed that, “tools that are used to verify the validity, active state and accuracy of credit card credentials as well as the region of the issuer of that card were discovered on the defendant's device. The analysis further revealed the website that had been accessed on the computer of the defendant through his browser history. The websites include sites where credit card information are illegally traded.”
He went on to say that his credentials, name, and email address were all registered on the laptop and phone that were found belonging to the defendant. Whyte said in response to the prosecution's question about the outcome of his investigation into the credit card information on the defendant's device, “With respect to the card details recovered from the device of the defendant, investigations revealed that he also exchanged those details with other persons.”
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