Nigeria’s anti-graft agency arrests 105 for internet fraud

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency has arrested 105 people, including four Chinese nationals, for suspected involvement in an internet fraud scheme targeting hotels in Europe and elsewhere, a spokesperson said on Friday.

The suspects were arrested on Thursday during a raid on an apartment in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) spokesperson Dele Oyewale said in a statement. They are suspected of operating a hotel review job scam, he said.

Last month almost 800 people, including 148 Chinese and 40 Filipino nationals, were arrested in a raid on a building suspected of being a hub for fraudsters who lured victims with offers of romance, then pressed them to hand over cash for phoney cryptocurrency investments.