Four students of the University of Port Harcourt, have been arrested by the Operatives of the Port Harcourt zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for alleged involvement in internet fraud.
The suspects, allegedly defrauded 15 victims of $111,500( One Hundred and Eleven Thousand, Five Hundred United States Dollars) are: Prince Hyacinth; Rex Emadifie Oghene, Odili Ifeayi, and Uduak Samuel Williams.
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The boys were picked up from their hideout at Chibiak Avenue, Elenpranwo, Ada George, Port Harcourt on Thursday, August 20, 2020.
The following items were recovered from them according to the agency: one Tecno Spark 4 belonging to Prince Hyacinth; one iPhone 11 Pro Max, two Infinix Hot and one apple Laptop belonging to Odili Ifeayi; one iPhone 7 and two iPhone 11 belonging to Rex Emadifie Oghene and one iPhone 8+, one Acer Laptop and one HP Laptop belonging Uduak Samuel Williams.
The suspects doubled as pickers for other rings of fraudsters while majoring in romance scam, this was revealed in a prior investigation.
While Prince Hyacinth parades himself as a Spain-based marine engineer to bait his victims, Rex Emadifie Oghene poses as a rig engineer based in the United State. The two other suspects, Odili Ifeayi and Uduak Samuel Williams present themselves as rig/marine engineers to defraud their victims.
Investigations are in order while the suspects await trial in custody.
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