10 Suspected Yahoo-Yahoo Boys Arrested In Port Hacourt (Photo)
The Port Harcourt’s Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission has arrested ten suspected Internet fraudsters. They were
arrested in different locations and at different times across Port
Harcourt (Rivers State), Warri (Delta State) and Asaba (Delta State) in a
sting operation.
The suspects are: Alia Jamike Chinemerem; Ogbiugba Ifeany
Henry; Uchanna Cyril; Samuel Obomovo; Israel Ogagaoghene; Israel
Diaso; Aghariagbonse Destiny; Aretuemhen Frank, Paul Esibhakpen and
Loius Idehen. I
nvestigations showed that the suspects were involved in love scam with many of them purporting to be officers of American Army.
Various scam mails where the suspects posed as officers of US Army
were traced to them. One of the suspects, Israel Diasco had
successfully defrauded an Indian lady, Promilla Lama of huge amount of
money still being verified. Another, Chinemerem, (alias Good Thaddy)
confessed to be a picker.
A picker is a fraudster that provides foreign accounts to other
Internet fraudsters which they usually use to receive money from any
unfortunate victim. A picker is allegedly paid 30% of the total amount
received in any of such accounts.
Meanwhile, the Port Harcourt’s Zonal Office has secured 33
convictions so far in 2018. This was disclosed on Thursday,
20thDecember, 2018 by the Zonal Head, Mr. Nnaghe Obono Itam in a News
Conference in Port Harcourt.
Also, a total sum of N1, 674, 891, 899( One Billion, Six Hundred and
Seventy Four Million, Eight Hundred and Ninety One Thousand, Eight
Hundred and Ninety Nine Naira) only had been recovered during the
period. Also recovered were various sums of $ 552, 368. 55 (Five Hundred
and Fifty Two Million, Three Hundred and Sixty Eight Thousand, Fifty
Five Dollars) and 5, 225 Euros.
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