Connect with us

FEATURED

Internet Scammers Busted As EFCC Arrests 44 In Ebonyi, Anambra Operations

Published

on





The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 44 suspected internet fraudsters in Ebonyi and Anambra states.

The suspects were taken into custody on September 28 and 29, 2024, after intelligence linked them to online crimes.

The suspects allegedly used social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook to scam unsuspecting victims. Some posed as romantic partners to foreign nationals, while others had fraudulent documents on their devices.

“Upon arrest, preliminary investigations showed that the suspects took advantage of social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook to defraud unsuspecting victims. Specifically, while some of the suspects specialized in using fake identities to engage foreign nationals in romantic affairs with intention to defraud them, others were found with fraudulent documents in their devices.

Advertisement

Other items recovered from them include laptops and different brands of sophisticated mobile phones”, EFCC said in a statement.

The EFCC will charge the suspects to court once investigations are complete.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Click to comment
COMMUNITY REPORT12 hours ago

Succour as Oborevwori Inaugurates Cluster of Housing Units for Okuama’s IDPs

FEATURED13 hours ago

Delta Police Raids Cultists’ Gathering in Agbor, Arrest Two Notorious Leaders

FEATURED18 hours ago

DOPF Unveils Experts to Discuss Nigeria’s New Tax Law at 2025 Lecture Series

Lakurawa
FEATURED21 hours ago

Insurgents Reportedly Execute ‘Captured Nigerian Military Brigadier-General

COMMUNITY REPORT1 day ago

Ned Nwoko and Sports-driven Approach: A Senator Among the Youth Who Trains and Inspires

FEATURED1 day ago

NDLEA Nabs Drug Kingpin, Recovers Large Drug Shipment, Forex in Lagos Hideout

FEATURED2 days ago

Delta Govt Lauds Isoko South Chair for Impactful Projects Delivery

COMMUNITY REPORT2 days ago

Delta Govt Commends Isoko North LGA Boss for Laudable Devt Stride

FEATURED2 days ago

Tinubu to Judges: Justice Does Not Exist for the Bench or the Bar; it Exists for the People

FEATURED3 days ago

BREAKING: Gunmen Reportedly Trail Lt. Yarima in Abuja Weeks After Clash with FCT Minister Wike

ENTERTAINMENT3 days ago

Firms Hold 1st Otorho-Idjerhe Marathon to Honour Delta Monarch, King Whiskey

FEATURED3 days ago

APC Chieftain to ex-Delta Council Boss, Ndukwe: ‘You’ve no Moral to Speak As the ‘Worst LGA Chairman in Delta’

FEATURED3 days ago

Ambassadors: Vetting on Final Stage as Presidency Sets to Appoint Special Presidential Envoys

FEATURED4 days ago

Minister of State Defence, Matawalle Cancels Engagements as Bandits Kill APC Chieftain During His Visit to Zamfara

FEATURED4 days ago

APC Acting LGA Chairman Killed in Delta, Omo-Agege Says It’s a “Stark Reminder of the Insecurity and Lawlessness”

Advertisement
Advertisement