On Monday, April 8, 2025, an internet fraudster willingly turned himself in to the Acting Zonal Director of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACEI Effam Okim.
The 28-year-old individual, who is from the Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State, explained that he chose to surrender because he no longer wished to engage in fraudulent activities out of fear of being caught by EFCC operatives.
“I reported myself because I wanted to stop and turn a new leaf,” he stated.
Before his surrender, the fraudster specialised in romance scam variants of internet fraud. “I tell my victims that I am from China and that I work as a medical doctor in a war-torn country. My victims are foreigners whom I deceive into love relationships.
“I communicate with them in Chinese using a mobile app translator. I profess love for them by telling them how beautiful and attractive they are,” he revealed.
