EFCC arrests 33 suspected internet fraudsters, fake dollars, FBI stamp in Port Harcourt

Stanley Ihedigbo

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.

Items recovered from the suspects include various mobile phone devices,  laptops, boxes of fake  United States Dollar, fake Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),  Customs,  airport clearance DHL and FedEx stamps.

Also  two cars was recovered from them..

According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, they 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.

The suspects would be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations