SHOCKING! 16 Year-old boy, 28 others arrested for internet fraud (photos)
Operatives of the Economics and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC on Friday- 13, 2019, arrested 29 suspected internet fraudsters, also known as Yahoo Yahoo Boys in three different locations in Owerri, the Imo State capital.
The suspects, who are believed to have used different pseudo names to defraud their unsuspecting victims, were arrested following intelligence and three days surveillance on their hideouts in Bishops Courts’ Malo Lodge, Umuagu Mbieri and King David’s Suite in Owerri.
Amongst those arrested was a 16-year-old undergraduate boy who’s an expert in money wiring.
Five cars that include: Lexus RX 350, 2013 model, Lexus RX 330, 2009 model, Lexus ES 300, 2002 model, Toyota Corolla Sport and Toyota Camry were seized from them, also 15 laptops, phones and computer hard-drives.