Special investigation crime

The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of Ekwue Joshua Femi to one year imprisonment for defrauding an American citizen, Sheedy Morgan the sum of $20,000 (Twenty Thousand United States Dollars).
The commission in a statement on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, said Ekwue was jailed by Justice 0.0. Abike Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on November 9, upon being arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on two-count charges bordering on impersonation, obtaining under false pretence and money laundering.
One of the counts reads: "That you, Ekwue Joshua Femi, sometime in May, 2023 In Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable, with intent to defraud one Sheedy Morgan, a United States of America citizen, falsely represented yourself to be Mary Lanning Werner' on your Facebook account and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 380 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015."
He pleaded "guilty" to the charges preferred against him when they were read to him.
Following his guilty plea, prosecution counsel, S.I Sulaiman, reviewed the facts of the case. He told the court that the defendant was arrested sometime in September, 2023, at Bana Hotel, Olodi Apapa, Lagos State, following credible intelligence received by the Commission.
According to him, an iPhone 11, iPhone 14 and Mercedes Benz's ML350 4matic were recovered from him at the point of arrest. "Upon his arrest, he volunteered his statements.
Investigations were conducted and forensic evidence were printed out from his phones and his digital assets. In his statement, he confessed to be into spamming and crypto investment fraud. He also confessed to have benefited the sum of $20,000 (Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) from the fraud", he said.

Abiola Ayorinde Kayode is wanted for his alleged involvement in a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scheme that defrauded over 70 different businesses in the United States resulting in combined losses of over $6,000,000 USD.

Kayode allegedly provided bank accounts to others that were used to receive fraudulent wire transfers.
Kayode also allegedly conducted BEC and romance fraud schemes himself. On August 21, 2019, Kayode, along with Alex Afolabi Ogunshakin, Felix Osilama Okpoh, and Nnamdi Orson Benson, was indicted in the United States District Court, District of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud. On August 22, 2019, a federal warrant was issued for his arrest.

This is a huge win for the team , With the help of special forces we were able to capture one MR chibuike and Mr Johnson for wire fraud of 1,300,000 million dollars wire fraud, drugs , weapons.

The were caught with the Interpol data serves team on the 4th of November 2023 at birin kwara ,kaduna state .

We appreciate each and everyone on this team for a job well done. We appreciate the Nigeria police forces for putting all man power to this hunts we won’t stop and we will continue to fetch out the bad guys who cause harm to the world.

Internet Fraud: EFCC Returns $26,000 to Briton
Christine Brown, a British national and a victim of internet fraud was on Monday, August 28, 2023 presented with the sum of $26,000USD by the Benin Zonal Command of the EFCC.
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Brown expressed aratitude to the Commission for its efforts which she said, has brought some succour to her after losing her life's savings to the fraudsters.
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The 70-year-old had petitioned the Commission after being defrauded by an internet fraudster through a romance scam.
Narrating her ordeal, Brown said she became a victim after she met a purported John Barrowman, an entertainer and citizen of America online. Unknown to her, he was a fraudster.
Brown said they became romantically involved, and the fraudster began to demand money which she sent to him through wire transfers, Bitcoin and gift cards.
Kanu Idagu, the Zonal Commander, while handing over the recovered fund, said the Commission will continue to discharge its mandate to the betterment of the society. "We are doing a whole lot in ensuring that victims of fraud are restituted where possible, and we will continue to do more," he said. He admonished the public to be circumspect in whatever they do online as fraudsters prowl the internet seeking to defraud unsuspecting victims.

Court Jails 25 Internet Fraudsters in Anambra
The Economic and financial Crimes Commission, Enugu Zonal Command, has secured the conviction and sentencing of twenty five, 25, internet fraudsters before Justice Nnamdi Dimkpa of the Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State.
They were jailed on Friday, October 13, 2023 after pleading guilty to one -count separate charge bordering on impersonation.
The Convicts are; Kingsley Chekwubechukwu Ngwu, Anthony Emmanuel Ndubuisi, Onyia Chukwuka Christian, Chukwuneke Chibuike Nicholas, Nonso Henry Ozoekwe, John Samuel, Okpe Matthew Chinweike, Kalu Nnachi, Okpe Joachim, Obike Ebuka Boniface, Eze Onyedikachi Kingsley, gonna Samuel Okpataku.
Others are: Denis Chigozie, Emmanuel Johnson, Basil Nnaluo Jason, Chidera Shedrack Ugwueke, David Chimerie Ukeje, Christian Nnamdi Jideofor, Osinachi Johnson, Okechukwu Ezeka, Onuorah Johnson, Ekene Christian Obikezie, Emmanuel Chinonso Aleke, Sopuluchukwu Paul Eneje, and Okechukwu Joshua Onah.
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