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Police Arrest 6 Internet Fraudsters In Ile Ife

By Sodiq Lawal

Six suspected Internet fraudsters have been apprehended by operatives of the police in Ile Ife, State of Osun.

The suspects are Samson Olujobi, 28, Tunde Sunday, 32; Gabriel Ayo 25, Omotayo Raphael 25; Semiu Sunday Olawale 23 and  Dafe Onosigho 27.

They were arrested following intelligence report about their alleged involvement in some criminal activities.

The suspects who were arrested around the Eleyele area of the ancient city, were said to have defrauded their victims whom they connected with some online dating sites, of huge sums of money in different currencies posing as Americans.

Preliminary evidence from their emails contain account usernames and passwords of their victims who are mainly Americans.

The suspected scammers who are experts at stealing domain names of persons and organizations also use their victims as money moles to transfer monies between countries.

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