The suspects who are between 19 and 37 years include 23 students at Olabisi Onabanjo University, out of which nine were ladies who allegedly claimed to be girlfriends or neighbours of some of the suspects; one was said to be a student of the National Open University of Nigeria, while 12 others are non-students.
The commission said in a statement on its Facebook account that it got wind of the suspects activities through a series of intelligence reports alleging that the suspected fraudsters engaged in obtaining money by false pretences through sending emails to unsuspecting victims mostly in the United States while others were engaged in romance scams.
At the point of arrest, EFCC operatives reportedly recovered over 300 SIM cards from them. Other items allegedly recovered from the suspects were different brands of cars, 18 laptops (nine being of Apple brand), 50 mobile phones (21 Iphones) and two bags of charms.
The EFCC said in a statement that the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigation was concluded.
*Yahoo yahoo....get rich or die trying!
This is what Nigeria is knowm for to the advanced countries... even in their movies they mention Nigeria & internet fraud, if you watched..
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Shameless..... they mentioned not accepting calls from a stranger in Nigeria, cus its mostly fraudulent calls, i shock
Their number keeps multiplying, until a brutal move is taken to stop these perpetrators, it will not stop! Greedy youths on the rise, they want to drive what their fathers never dreamt of.
ReplyDeleteNo matter d move taken it will never stop. The ones involved always believed the ones caught were not careful enough until they are also caught if u knw wat I mean.
DeleteI am not in support of Yahoo yahoo but it cannot stop until political leaders stop embezzeling public funds. until jobs are provided and social infrastructures put in place and maintained
DeleteOgun state has been on the news lately for crime related issues. Just wondering the confidence the youths of today has and believe to make it through fraud.
ReplyDeleteIf you have control over the major proclivities like Greed and Sexual control, you'd amazingly take care of alot of personal problems.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing like hard work, patience, dedication and prayers. No short cut success.
ReplyDeleteYahoo Yahoo+ quick money go finish some of the youth of naija. Defrauding individuals of their hard earn money. Why can't
ReplyDeleteThem no de tire
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