The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Lagos zonal

office, has arrested eight suspected Internet fraudsters.



The suspects are Samson Olujobi, 28 (a.k.a Mau Rice, Melinda

Mcginnis); Abraham Sunday ( a.k.a. Raymond Dodson) 32; Gabriel Ayo (

a.k.a. Robert Mcintosh, Donald Great) 25; Omotayo Raphael (a.k.a.

Michael Black) 25; Semiu Sunday Olawale (a.k.a. J. Cabtree) 23; Dafe

Onosigho (a.k.a. Johna Kurz ) 27; Ewiolo Elvis (a.k.a. Morgan Moore),

32 and Usiaka Louis (a. k.a. Anthony Parker, David Smart, Alfred

Norman) 22.

They were arrested following intelligence report about their alleged

involvement in some criminal activities.



The suspects who were arrested around the Egbeda and Agege areas of

the state, were said to have defrauded their victims whom they

connected with on some online dating sites, of huge sums of money in

different currencies posing as Americans. Evidence gotten from their

emails contain account user names and passwords of their victims who

are mainly Americans.



The scammers who are experts at stealing domain names of persons and

organizations also use their victims as money moles to transfer monies

between countries.