The operatives of the zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 33 suspected internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The EFCC announced their arrest in a statement the agency shared on its official X account on Wednesday evening.
According to the statement, the 33 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 and boxes of fake United States dollars,” the statement read.
“Others are 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 the conclusion of investigations,” the EFCC concluded.
