Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, have arrested 33 (thirty-three) suspected internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Dele Oyewale, on Wednesday, 2 October 2024, said the suspects were arrested in their hideouts around Iwofe and Ogboro axes of Port Harcourt in a sting operation, based on credible intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet fraud.
He noted that items recovered from the suspects include mobile phones, laptops, boxes of fake United States Dollar, fake Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI stamps, Customs stamps, airport clearance stamps, DHL and FedEx stamps, and two cars.
According to him, the suspects would be charged upon conclusion of investigations.