By PHOTOS: EFCC arrest 6 suspected Facebook account hackers in Uyo
Edwin Eriye
The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, arrested six suspected internet fraudsters specialized in hacking Facebook account of unsuspecting victims and defraud persons in the compromised accounts’ contact list.
The suspects; Lawrence Nnamdi-Mba Ebesike; Prince E. Udeh; Chijioke Victor; Promise Odimba; Ugbor Ifeanyi and Prince Anthony, all within 22 and 29 age brackets were arrested in a two-bedroom apartment, located on No. 54 Church Road, Off Calabar Itu Expressway, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, following intelligence report on their nefarious activities.
During the interrogation, the suspect said the apartment which served as their home and office was rented by their leader, simply identified as Ebesike. They stated that they had only made about $4, 000, (Four thousand United States Dollars) since they began operations.
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Ebesike who claimed to be a musician with the stage name ‘Lawre Blue’ conffesed to the crime and gave a detailed account of how they carry out their operations on Facebook.
“I am into internet fraud. Part of how I operate is that I edit facebook accounts, go to Google and search for pictures of United State military personnel, then download some these pictures and put them to my fake accounts, after doing that, I target foreigners, mostly old white women who are in need of men. I stay online all day trying to befriend them. After convincing them, I will make them apply for my leave so that I can see them”, Ebesike confessed.
He further revealed that the syndicate has a US-based partner, known as Benjamin Best, whom he said provided them with the account where their victims make payments into.
“Benjamin usually takes his commission before sending me my money”, Ebesike said.
