EFCC Detains Four Chinese and 101 Nigerians for Alleged Internet Fraud in Abuja

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Nigeria has arrested 105 people, including four from China, for being involved in internet scams.

This happened in a business apartment in the Gudu area of Abuja on Thursday, January 9, 2025.

The EFCC is working hard to stop internet fraud and other illegal activities in the country. The group arrested included 67 men, with the four Chinese, and 38 women.

Details of the Scam

They were running a fake job scam related to hotel reviews, targeting hotels and people in Europe and other places.

After the EFCC finishes investigating, they plan to take these people to court. The involvement of foreigners like these four Chinese in scams is increasing in Nigeria.

In another recent operation in Lagos, the EFCC arrested 792 people for similar crimes, including cryptocurrency scams and fake romance schemes.

Among these were people from China, the Philippines, Kharzartan, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

These foreign criminals were training Nigerian partners in a building set up to look like a business headquarters. They used advanced computers and other tools to run their scams.

Internal Clean-Up

The EFCC is also cleaning up its own organization. Last year, they fired 27 of their own officers for doing wrong things.

These decisions came after careful checks and were approved by the head of the EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede.

Additionally, the EFCC warned about people pretending to be the EFCC boss to get money from others being investigated. Recently, two men were caught trying to get $1 million by lying.

They told a former official that they could make his legal troubles go away if he paid, which was not true.