… this comes a few months after Zambia uncovered a similar sophisticated syndicate in April this year which led to the arrest of 77 people, including 22 Chinese. By BUUMBA CHIMBULU IN a major operation aimed at tackling the growing danger of internet fraud in Nigeria, the country’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested 792 suspects last week. This comes seven months after the Zambian authorities uncovered a sophisticated internet fraud syndicate, leading to the arrest of 77 people, including 22 Chinese. It came after months of intelligence gathering by the agencies following an alarming rise in internet fraud cases in Zambia, Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) Director General, Nason Banda said after the raid. “During the operation, 11 Sim boxes were found – these are devices that can route calls in a way that bypasses legitimate phone networks. This enables them to be used “for fraudulent activities, including internet fraud and online scams,” Mr […]
The arrest of Nigeria’s 792 internet scammers
