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Court jails 17 yahoo boys in Enugu (photos)

Dailyblast — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 06:07:00 +0000

The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of 17 internet fraudsters before Justice I.M Buba of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu. The defendants are Ohazuruike Christian, Emeli Ikenna, Echebiri Ifeanyichukwu Victor, Echefulam Uche, Augustine Dimg alt=’Court jails 17 Internet Fraudsters in Enugu (photos)’ class=’img-responsive [...]

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Ghana police arrest 26 Nigerians for alleged fraud

Dailyblast — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 13:09:55 +0000

The Ghana Police have arrested 26 Nigerians for allegedly engaging in online fraud. According to Ghanaian journalist, Jacob Kubi, the Deputy Police commander, Amaning Oduro said they raided three houses and arrested the Nigerians numbering 26 with two being females, following an intelligence they received. “The police said they retrieved 31 laptops, 26 mobile phones, five [...]

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Mark Zuckerberg’s impersonator, four others jailed for internet fraud in Ilorin

Dailyblast — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:55:40 +0000

A 21-year-old internet fraudster, Jatto Sheriff Umar, who posed as the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, in order to defraud unsuspecting victims via online relationship, was on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 convicted and sentenced to prison for offences bordering on personation and cybercrime. The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, [...]

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55 yahoo boys arrested by EFCC in Enugu

Dailyblast — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 09:16:03 +0000

Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested 55 suspected internet fraudsters in separate operations in Enugu and Ebonyi States. A statement released by the antigraft agency says eighteen of the suspects were arrested on July 29, 2021, at Agbani Road and Thinkers Corner areas of Enugu, Enugu [...]

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EFCC uncovers another yahoo boys training academy in Abuja

Dailyblast — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 20:42:18 +0000

Operatives of the Abuja zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have uncovered another training centre for the grooming of internet fraudsters. The ‘academy’ located in the Arab Contractors Area of Mpape Hills, a suburb of Abuja, was discovered when operatives, acting on intelligence, stormed the base on Thursday and arrested 27 internet [...]

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