The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Office has arrested
thirty-four suspected internet fraudsters at 21, Sawmill Road
Awa-Ijebu, Ogun state.The suspected cyber criminals who are between 19
and 37 years of age include: twenty-three students of Olabisi Onabanjo
University, out of which nine were ladies who allegedly claimed to be
girlfriends and or neighbours of some of the suspects; one from the
National Open University of Nigeria and twelve others are non-students.
The Commission got wind of their activities through series of
intelligence alleging that the suspected fraudsters engaged in
fraudulent activities of obtaining money by false pretences through
sending emails to unsuspecting victims mostly in the United States of
America while others were engaged in romance scam on several dating
sites.At the point of arrest, EFCC operatives recovered over three
hundred SIM cards from them. Other items recovered from the suspects
include: different models and brands of exotic cars, 18 laptops (nine
being of Apple brand), 50 telephones (21 iphones) and two bags of fetish
objects (juju) from them. Several documents containing false pretences
were also recovered from the suspects.Suspects would be charged to court
accordingly as soon as investigation is concluded.The post Photos: EFCC arrests 24 OOU students for Cyber crime in Ogun, exotic cars recovered appeared first on emiratco Blog.
