N31m Recovered From Five Lagos Yahoo Boys, One Of The Fraudsters Identified As A ‘Catfisher’

The bank had observed suspicious transactions on an account belonging to Duru, after he received N63 million.He was subsequently arrested by operatives of the EFCC His arrest led to the apprehension of the other suspected fraudsters.
Investigations revealed that Duru was hired by Effiong, a “catfisher”, who presented himself as Arbara Williams, a 27-year-old Caucasian.
Duru allegedly had a ‘picker’ in the United States, one John T. Benn, who received money in dollars and sent to him.A “catfisher” is an individual who uses the Internet, and in particular, online dating websites to lure people into romance scam.
On his part, Effiong established a relationship with one Sung Yong Hwa, a Korean and Peter Davito, a Canadian.
The others were arrested for allegedly involving in love scam.
The agency says they will soon be charged to court.
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