A suspected cyber fraudster, Oseghale Collins, was today Tuesday,
August 20th, arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Office at his hideout in Benin City, Edo
State. Collins who specialises in Business Email Compromise, BEC, was
arrested alongside two brothers, Stephen and Fred Emefiele, who are also
alleged to be involved in internet fraud.
In his confessional statement, Collins stated that he specialises in
BEC and that his modus operandi was to search for email addresses
especially official business email addresses, create a phishing link and
compromise the process in order to defraud unsuspecting victims.
When operatives arrived their apartment in the Government Reservation
Area, GRA, in Benin City, they met what appears to be a workstation
oflaptops, printer, internet modem, flash drive, with which they
operate. AMercedes Benz ML 350 was also recovered from the suspect.
They will soon be arraigned in court.
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