--- title: "SCARS™ SCAM NEWS: 37 Nigerian Scammers Arrested" canonical: https://romancescamsnow.com/scarsrsn-scam-news-37-nigerian-scammers-arrested/ type: post author: "SCARS Institute Editorial Team" published: 2019-05-04 modified: 2022-03-24 summary: "SCARS™ SCAM NEWS: 37 Nigerian Scammers Arrested 37 Nigerian Internet Scammers Who Were Living Like Royals Arrested According To Local Nigerian News: The South-east Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, arrested…" organization: "SCARS Institute - Encyclopedia of Scans - World's #1 Anti-Scam Website - Romance Scams NOW" organization_url: https://romancescamsnow.com/ llms: https://romancescamsnow.com/llms.txt --- # SCARS™ SCAM NEWS: 37 Nigerian Scammers Arrested # SCARS™ SCAM NEWS: 37 Nigerian Scammers Arrested ## 37 Nigerian Internet Scammers Who Were Living Like Royals Arrested 37 Nigerian internet scammers who were living like royals arrested ### According To Local Nigerian News: > The South-east Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, arrested 37 suspected internet fraudsters in Owerri, the Imo State capital. > The arrest followed a raid on some targeted residences in Okwu Urata, Aladinma and Egbu areas. > The Commission’s action followed intelligence report which pointed out that the suspects were living lavish lifestyles without any known means of livelihood, alleging further that they specialize in defrauding unsuspecting victims, through the internet. > In the course of executing the search warrants, items which included laptop computers, 25 exotic cars, which include several brands of Mercedez-Benz, Lexus, Toyota and expensivemobile phones, were recovered. > Speaking on the development, theZonal Head, Usman Imam, who said the exercise was in line with the Commission’s mandate decried the high rate of cybercrime in the zone which he blamed on the erosion and breakdown of country’s values. > “It is true that no society has been able to totally eradicate crime, but we are ready at least to reduce it to the barest minimum and it appears that this cybercrime is one of the challenges of our time, which theEFCC is willing to face drastically,” Imam said. > Questioning the lifestyle of the suspects, Iman said; “What is the business of a university student, a new graduate or youth corper looking for money to buy a car of N10 million? Obviously, this is rushing life and a collapse of our positive value system where people rarely want to start from a humble beginning,” Imam added. > Usman lamented that if nothing wasdone, the country’s leadership could be jeopardized as many youths involved in cybercrimes are expected to take up leadership positions in the future. > The suspects who volunteered their statements under caution will be charged to court as soon investigations into the matter are concluded. ### **PLEASE SHARE OUR ARTICLES WITH YOUR CONTACTS HELP OTHERS STAY SAFE ONLINE** **SCARS™ Team** **A SCARS Division** **Miami Florida U.S.A.** ## CHAT WITH SCARS™ - [CLICK HERE](https://m.me/RSN.Main.News.And.Information.Home.Page) **TAGS:** Scam News, News About Scams, News About Scammers, Global Scamming News, Nigeria, Nigerian Scammers, Scammers Arrested, --- END --- # MORE INFORMATION --- - - - ## Tell us about your experiences with Romance Scammers in our [Scams Discussion Forum on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/SCARS.Avoidance.Information.Public.Group/) » --- - - - ## FAQ: How Do You Properly Report Scammers? 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