Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Office, have arrested three suspected internet fraudsters in Benin, the Edo State capital.
Oseghale Collins was arrested alongside two brothers, Stephen and Fred Emefiele, at an hideout in the Government Reservation Area of the city on Tuesday, August 20, 2019.
According to the anti-graft agency, Collins who specialised in Business Email Compromise confessed that his modus operandi was to search for email addresses especially official business email addresses, then create a phishing link and compromise the process in order to defraud unsuspecting victims.
”When operatives arrived their apartment, they met what appears to be a workstation of laptops, printer, internet modem and flash drive with which they operate. A Mercedes Benz ML 350 was also recovered from the suspect,”the agency stated.
Consequently, the suspects will be charged to court soon.
