The suspects
were identified as Sotonye Orugbane; David Egbunugwu; Emmanuel Chinemerem;
Providence Oliver Samuel and Emmanuel Fidelis Nwambu.
The Port
Harcourt Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,
has arrested nine suspected internet fraudsters, who also specialise in bitcoin
scam.
They were
apprehended in an early morning raid on Wednesday at their hideout in Ozuoba by
Obirikwere Road, Choba; NTA Road and Ada George Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers
State.
Investigations
indicate that the suspects specialise in love scam, online Bitcoin scam,
identity theft, trading scam, among others.
Items
recovered from them include 16 Mobile phones of different brands; one HP
laptop; two Apple watches and two Vehicles, a Lexus ES 350 with registration
number Abuja KUJ 412
AT and one
Toyota Camry 2.4 with registration number Abuja KWL 35 AT.
The suspects
will be charged to court as soon investigations are concluded.
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