The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in a collaborative effort with the Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested a female suspect cyber fraudster in Edo State.
The EFCC said the female suspect worked in collaboration with foreign counterpart in dark web.
Head of Benin Zonal Office Muhtar Bello , said the female suspect was involved in obtaining and stealing people’s identification information which she forward to her American collaborators.
Bello said her American collaborators used the information to file for fraudulent tax return with the Internal Revenue Service. He stated that the suspect received her CT through Bitcoin and about 185 Bitcoin currently worth N656m was traced to her.