The Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) in Nigeria has arrested 105 individuals, together with 4 from China, for being concerned in web scams.
This occurred in a enterprise condo within the Gudu space of Abuja on Thursday, January 9, 2025.
The EFCC is working laborious to cease web fraud and different unlawful actions within the nation. The group arrested included 67 males, with the 4 Chinese language, and 38 ladies.
Particulars of the Rip-off
They have been working a pretend job rip-off associated to resort opinions, focusing on inns and other people in Europe and different locations.
After the EFCC finishes investigating, they plan to take these individuals to court docket. The involvement of foreigners like these 4 Chinese language in scams is growing in Nigeria.
In one other current operation in Lagos, the EFCC arrested 792 individuals for related crimes, together with cryptocurrency scams and pretend romance schemes.
Amongst these have been individuals from China, the Philippines, Kharzartan, Pakistan, and Indonesia.
These overseas criminals have been coaching Nigerian companions in a constructing set as much as appear to be a enterprise headquarters. They used superior computer systems and different instruments to run their scams.
Inner Clear-Up
The EFCC can be cleansing up its personal group. Final yr, they fired 27 of their very own officers for doing mistaken issues.
These selections got here after cautious checks and have been permitted by the pinnacle of the EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede.
Moreover, the EFCC warned about individuals pretending to be the EFCC boss to get cash from others being investigated. Just lately, two males have been caught attempting to get $1 million by mendacity.
They informed a former official that they might make his authorized troubles go away if he paid, which was not true.
