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

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.