Nigeria jails 9 Chinese nationals for being part of international cyberfraud syndicate

[...]This Day, a Nigerian newspaper, cited an affidavit by EFCC investigator Kaina Garba describing Operation Eagle Flush as designed to tackle “a syndicate, primarily led by Chinese nationals, that recruits and trains Nigerian youths in cyber-fraud, including dating, romance, and investment scams.”[...]

[...]Turaki was a witness in the trial of Hong Will and 12 other Chinese nationals charged with cryptocurrency investment scams and romantic schemes designed to defraud victims. The Chinese nationals hired Nigerians like Turaki and foreign nationals to do the work.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested nearly 800 people in December at a Lagos office building where the company operated. Among those arrested were 148 Chinese, 40 Filipinos, one Pakistani and one Indonesian.[...]

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