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44 internet fraudsters arrested in Ebonyi, Anambra

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44 alleged online scammers have been taken into custody by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s Enugu Zonal Directorate at various places around the states of Anambra and Ebonyi.

AFRIPOST gathered that after actionable intelligence connected them to suspected online criminal activity, they were taken into custody in the early hours of September 28 and 29, 2024.

Preliminary investigations conducted upon the suspects’ apprehension revealed that they had conned gullible people by using Facebook and Instagram as platforms.

In a statement, the commission stated that some of the suspects were experts at creating false identities to lure foreign people into romantic relationships to defraud them, while other suspects had fake documents on their devices.

Laptops and many high-end mobile phone brands were among the other items found in their possession.

“As soon as the investigations are over, they will be prosecuted in court”, EFCC noted.

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