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BREAKING: Interpol, EFCC Arrests 3 Nigerians For Global Scam [PHOTO]
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Interpol, EFCC Arrests 3 Nigerians For Global Scam.
- The trio were arrested in a sting operation conducted simultaneously in a Lagos suburb, Ajegunle and Benin City, 300 km to the East of the commercial capital.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that an International Police (INTERPOL), in a joint operation with EFCC has arrested three Nigerians suspected of being involved in global scamming.
The combined operation was targeted at malware cyber fraudsters across Africa and Southeast Asia.
The trio were arrested in a sting operation conducted simultaneously in a Lagos suburb, Ajegunle and Benin City, 300 km to the East of the commercial capital.
One of the scammers, Hendrix Omorume has been charged and convicted and now faces a 12-month prison sentence.
The three men, aged between 31 and 38, were each arrested in possession of fake documents, including fraudulent invoices and forged official letters.
The investigation was conducted in conjunction with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The operation is part of a global operation codenamed “Killer Bee” involving INTERPOL National Central Bureaus (NCBs) and law enforcement in 11 countries across Southeast Asia.
According to INTERPOL’s Director of Cybercrime, Craig Jones, the organisation had “to alert Nigeria to a serious security threat where millions could have been lost without swift police action.”
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The laptops and mobile phones seized by EFCC during the arrests were examined by the INTERPOL to help confirm the systematic use of “Agent Tesla” malware to access business computers and divert monetary transactions to their accounts.
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