Michael Thompson Williams, a medical doctor turned international hacker, who has been on the Police wanted list, has narrated how he transferred millions of dollars from the account of John Travolta, an American Hollywood prominent actor.
Williams who was arrested by the Lagos State Police Command confessed that he was monitoringTravolta’s account through a programmed device, where cash running into millions of US dollars were diverted weekly.
He also disclosed that the Nigerian banking systems and government-owned accounts were the easiest to hack.
The 28-year-old suspect who has mastery of the cyber café environment, said he created credit cards of deceased foreigners through cyber Ghost 12.
When the credit cards matures, it would be funded through a hacked Swiss account and then any transaction done by genuine accounts owner through Swiss account would be manipulated by the suspect and wired to his contrived credit card.
Imohimi Edgal, Lagos State Commissioner of Police paraded the suspect before journalists on Tuesday
After a successful transaction, the suspect as gathered would buy posh cars, sending fake alerts to the owners.
The bubble burst in March after he bought a Porche car worth N28 million from a car dealer in Lagos and sent him a fake alert before making away with the car.
However, on getting to the bank to collect the money, the car dealer, Abidogun Adewale, discovered to his shock that no amount was paid.
Asked how that was possible, the suspect said he used HTTPtunnel.com to send such fake alert.
He disclosed that during such payment, the amount would appear on the seller’s account at that moment, even if he visited his bank to confirm the payment, adding that it would disappear after one hour.
Three of the vehicles he bought through such process were traced to Asaba, Delta State, and Owerri, Imo State.
The number plates on the three vehicles read HRM OGUEZI 1, II and III, respectively.