FBI Writes EFCC On Internet Fraudsters
Published Aug 31, 2019
THE United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to assist in tracking and arresting internet fraudsters on its wanted list.
The Ilorin zonal head of the EFCC, Mr Sharu Isyaku, who made this disclosure while speaking to journalists on Friday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, said in furtherance of the FBI’s request, a 36-year-old suspect, Oyediran Joseph, has been arrested in the city.
According to Isyaku, “the suspect benefitted about N60 million from the loot via Western Union Money Transfer.”
The FBI had indicted no fewer than 77 Nigerians in the United States involved in internet fraud and other cybercrimes to the tune $64 million. -Tribune
