Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 33 suspected internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement released today, October 2.
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.
Items recovered from the suspects include various mobile phone devices, 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.
The suspects would be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations.
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