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Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by Wickedfacts: 10:12am On Aug 31, 2019
When last did you see Emoney, Cubana, Cubana Chief Priest Churchhill and others posting pictures on the gram?

They've all taken off.

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Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by GavelSlam: 10:15am On Aug 31, 2019
fairfora:
Tell that to the moon. I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth. In fact, I sponsored myself at the tail end of my career as an undergraduate. My parents weren't educated. My mama cant even read ABCD..Now, I can only say thank you jesus because I can proudly say, all what the rich have access to, where they can visit and what they can acquire, I can also do, with with ease. If you are God-fearing and you are diligent in your business or whatever you do, He will definitely show mercy. The truth is, the youths of nowadays are super lazy. They don't want to do any tedious job to make money but they want to ride the best cars, live in the best mansions and have money to spend...na yam? In the western world, they work their hearts out and they are not reckless in spending. No wonder buhari called you guys lazy youths...During my time as an undergraduate up till after I finished school and started working , there were yahoo boys too. In fact, thar was when internet revolution just hit Nigeria and guys would spend weeks doing what they called night browsing back then and be chatting with oyinbos on yahoo messenger...where the name yahoo boys actually emanated from. Meanwhile, I would go to same cafe, spend the night looking for opportunities on the net. I could apply for 100s of jobs and only 2 or 3 companies could contact me. I never gave up. Until one day when a british firm contacted me and that was all. We spent the same money, same time using same computer but doing different things. Those guys today are nowhere to be found because yahoo money no dey last. Na the way you see am you go spend am. I hope they get all of them no matter where they have fled to seek refuge. This would serve as a deterrent to others .

Our stories share some similarities.

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Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by wink2015(m): 10:18am On Aug 31, 2019
fergie001:

Days after the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, vowed to fish out Nigerians indicted in the recent United States wire scam, Saturday Sun has learnt that most of the young men with questionable source of living are currently on the run. While many have gone underground, those with the means have fled to some West African nations and even beyond the sub-region to evade arrest.

On August 22 , a 252-count federal grand jury indictment charged 77 Nigerians for alleged involvement in a massive conspiracy to steal millions of dollars through a variety of fraud schemes and launder same through a Los Angeles-based money laundering network uncovered by the FBI.

The indictment alleges that the defendants and others used various online fraud schemes – including business email compromise (BEC) frauds, romance scams, and schemes targeting the elderly – to defraud victims out of millions of dollars.

While two defendants were already in federal custody on other charges, a few others were arrested last week, with the remaining suspects believed to be abroad, most of them located in Nigeria. The Nigerian government has however promised to assist FBI in extraditing those indicted.

Saturday Sun gathered that several big-time ‘Yahoo boys’ operating in Nigeria have since fled the country for fear that the FBI-backed EFCC investigation might affect them. They were said to have moved to neighbouring West African countries, especially Ghana and Gambia. Others are in South Africa while those who still have clean records have chosen to stay in Dubai till further notice.

Celebrity nightclubs worst hit

Worst hit by the decision of the ‘Yahoo boys’ to go underground are some of the celebrity night clubs in Lagos, Abuja and Owerri in Imo State which are usually filled with young men ready to spend millions in a night. These are safe havens for some of these fraudsters who are willing to spend more than a million naira on a bottle of wine.

Lamenting the low patronage, an attendant in a top nightclub in Victoria Island who spoke with Saturday Sun lamented that sales has fallen since the FBI-EFCC manhunt began last week. “Before the news broke, we used to make at least N5million every Friday night. Last Friday was the worst since this club was established. We could barely make up to N500, 000. There is panic everywhere; we need these Yahoo boys who spend money carelessly. The same thing happened to our club in Owerri, everyone has gone into hiding. It’s even worse over there because majority of our customers are visitors who stormed Owerri for the weekend.”

Why we have gone underground

One of the suspected fraudsters popularly known as Big Daddy who insists that he has since retired told Saturday Sun that he decided to run to Dubai in case someone mistakenly mentioned his name. “It’s Obiwanne Okeke’s fault that things went bad for everybody. As soon as they caught him, he started running his mouth and he overdid it. What others were doing is to allow them to investigate your matter and then the rest will help you from outside. They would have contributed money and hire the best lawyer that will help free him or at worst reduce his sentence. So many of us now stuck in Nigeria have been arrested before and endured it till we were deported. Your resources will be protected. The truth is that America cannot jail you if they do not have concrete evidence against you and most importantly the quality of the lawyer that is helping out is very important. With the current situation that guys are in over there, no one is willing to help.”

On why he fled the country, Big Daddy said, “I was not involved in any of the issues they raised but I am an Imo boy and I know so many of them. We have done deals in the past and anything can happen. These boys out of desperation can mention anyone’s name. It’s better to stay away and monitor things from afar. I have a clean record that is why I decided to go to Dubai.”

An ex-convict, Okechukwu Madu who was recently deported to Nigeria after serving five years jail term in UK over internet fraud said that EFCC will take advantage of the FBI alert to arrest small-time players. “In Nigeria, if you know your game, EFCC will not arrest you. We have gotten information on the people that they are looking for and most of them are out already. If you hear that they caught anyone, it must be these small-time players. The big boys are the investors and most of them are spread across African countries; all they need is a computer and link to their accomplices.

“I am not afraid because I have served my term in UK before they deported me. Some of us were lucky that we invested in the country, which is why despite all the money that they took from us, we can still survive in this country. In fact, Nigerian government should be happy that we bring this money back to Nigeria, unlike some of them who prefer to buy houses and deposit our money in foreign countries. This matter will surely end one day, the secret is to try not to be caught.”

Another suspected fraudster based in Kenya, Cosmos Gee lamented that since the news broke last week, some of his friends have been unreachable. “My brother who stays in Germany told me that they are actually hiding, the town is hot for them. There is also panic in other African countries like Kenya, this is because some of these Nigerian men travelled with Kenyan passport. Kenyan government is not strict on Nigerians who come over there and seek to become citizens of the country.”

We’re on their trail – EFCC

Reacting to the development, a top official of EFCC said, “We’re on their trail. We’ve increased surveillance at all the country’s borders and have enlisted Interpol’s service. We will get these fraudsters and Yahoo boys because we have deployed different technologies. Abuja and Lagos are under heavy surveillance.

“We’re also in the South South because we believe anywhere you have higher institutions is a natural hub for Yahoo business. We’ve spread dragnets everywhere. The entire country is under surveillance. Raids are coming, but they would be covert. If they like, they should run to anywhere in the world, in due course, we will get them.”

Also speaking, EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren said, “the Commission is not aware of any escape of suspected fraudsters from the country. The EFCC more than ever before is resolute in its determination to wipe out all vestiges of scam, be they advance fee fraud or cyber crime. The Commission has the capacity to track and smoke out any Internet fraudster within Nigeria’s borders. We also have partnerships with international law enforcement organisations including the Interpol. Escape from Nigeria is no guarantee of freedom from justice.”

A suspected internet fraudster wanted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was recently arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and paraded in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

Sharu Isyaku, EFCC zonal head in Kwara, told reporters “the 36 years old suspect had benefitted about N60 million from the loot via Western Union transfer.”

He said: “Just last three weeks, the US authority had written to us for assistance in tracking and possible arrest and prosecution of two most wanted FBI suspects in Nigeria. The commission accedes to their request. The commission has been supportive of the activities of the FBI and every other foreign counterpart whose responsibility is similar or analogous to ours. ”

He further revealed that the commission had traced four properties linked to some cybercrime suspects in choice areas to Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.

The properties include a supermarket and plaza put in the region of between N800 million to one billion Naira. “Within seven months of our operation, the Ilorin zonal office has independently arrested over 58 suspected internet fraudsters, secured conviction of 25 and got forfeiture of their exotic cars and money running into millions of Naira to the Federal Government,” he said.

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/fbi-wanted-list-yahoo-boys-flee-nigeria-to-dubai-ghana-gambia-safrica/


The Efcc is fighting Yahoo Boys in a wrong way.

I am saying so because the hospitality industry is now affected.

The Nigerian economy is also affected.

The Efcc should have faced the Yahoo Plus Boys that are killing girls or ladies for ritual sacrifice because this aspect is very evil.
Infact, the yahoo plus boys should be hanged or executed by firing squad for killing humans for ritual purposes.

They should have left the conventional YAHOO BOYS that are bringing foreign exchange into the country.
These guys do not do ritual even though most of them are engaged in scam, fraud.

Some of this yahoo boys are internet beggars going online to beg white ladies for money. They are not fraudsters in the real sense of the words.

Some of this ladies in the dating sites are even lonely and they happily send money to this boys for chating with them online.

The money that is brought in by the Yahoo boys helps to pay the salaries of the BARTENDERS, HOUSEKEEPERS, CHEFS, COOKS, ETC

Landlord and Landlady also benefit from the SOCALLED DIRTY MONEY.

I am against the manner the federal government is using EFCC to pursue fraudulent activity.

The Efcc is fighting fraud in the wrong way to the extent that it is now destroying our strategic interest.

BRITAIN, CANADA, IRELAND, USA, NETHERLAND (HOLLAND ) GERMANY, CHINA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, TURKEY ETC DID NOT RAISE ANY COMPLAINT TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

Why is the federal government so determine to fight internet fraud while leaving the ECONOMY so badly battered.

If they want to solve the problem of the YAHOO BOYS they should strategically engaged with this boys in such a way that they should be encouraged to stop fraud and then use their illgotten wealth to invest in businesses that benefits the economy of Nigeria.

The Ghanaians do not fight fraud the way Buhari is fighting fraud in Nigeria.

EVEN BLOGGERS, FREELANCERS, FOREX TRADERS, ARTIST IN NIGERIA ARE NOW A SUSPECT ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE SEEN WITH A LAPTOP.

Efcc now are fully engaged with pursuing yahoo boys leaving the corrupt government politicians to smile home with our looted COMMONWEALTH.

Efcc is using SLEDGEHAMMER to conquer the YAHOO BOYS forgetting that the UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND survives to some extent on DIRTY MONEY.

One can ask Britain what they are still doing with Abacha loot in Channel Island, Ibori loot in London.

It is because the UK as clean as they claims still needs DIRTY MONEY to grow their economy but on the surface they pretends to be above board.

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Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by Youthleader22(m): 10:21am On Aug 31, 2019
Useless Buhari
Useless EFCC

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Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by Masterclass32: 10:21am On Aug 31, 2019
Pursue and overtake them. You don't enrich yourself by swindling others of their hard-earned resources. angry

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Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by Youthleader22(m): 10:22am On Aug 31, 2019
Joshmodest:
Sadly our youths have seen fraud as the oil market for the young , the only means to amass wealth .
Inasmuch as many may not agree with me on this , but I dont blame them a bit , the govt has got all the share of the blame , as a youth 19 or 20 , education is the last source of becoming wealthy , there is no job anywhere , even the lifeless man at the hem of affairs , has made it clear a certificate is not a meal ticket !!!
For a child who is born into an average family , who lacks the talent to do music , play soccer or Act movies , what else is the hope for being successful for such a child except Internet fraud !!!

Me do right. Give them job
Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by daddytime(m): 10:22am On Aug 31, 2019
bastardmod:


More power to your elbow bro

I appreciate you mate...

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Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by opebiboy: 10:22am On Aug 31, 2019
even north korea won't take this bullshit from America. Nigeria is a slave country. America will never allow any foreigner arrest or try her citizens even if the citizen kills the president of the foreign country
Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by Youthleader22(m): 10:24am On Aug 31, 2019
obinnaoduduwa:
Nigeria is a shit hole like trump said,FBI said they are suspect and you did not do your own findings you start saying rubbish,what EFCC should do is to do there research and get there finds ,some one us not guilty till he found guilty in law court

EFCC is not only a call dog to Buhari even also to Trump and FBI. It’s a disgrace. I hope EFCC can call on FBI to arrest a white American man in IS if he commits crime in Nigeria. Nigeria under Buhari is just useless and a toy to the outside world, that’s why small South Africans are killing Nigerians daily

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Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by Nobody: 10:28am On Aug 31, 2019
Joshmodest:
Sadly our youths have seen fraud as the oil market for the young , the only means to amass wealth .
Inasmuch as many may not agree with me on this , but I dont blame them a bit , the govt has got all the share of the blame , as a youth 19 or 20 , education is the last source of becoming wealthy , there is no job anywhere , even the lifeless man at the hem of affairs , has made it clear a certificate is not a meal ticket !!!
For a child who is born into an average family , who lacks the talent to do music , play soccer or Act movies , what else is the hope for being successful for such a child except Internet fraud !!!
Speak for yourself.
Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by Stamford007(m): 10:30am On Aug 31, 2019
Joshmodest:
Sadly our youths have seen fraud as the oil market for the young , the only means to amass wealth .
Inasmuch as many may not agree with me on this , but I dont blame them a bit , the govt has got all the share of the blame , as a youth 19 or 20 , education is the last source of becoming wealthy , there is no job anywhere , even the lifeless man at the hem of affairs , has made it clear a certificate is not a meal ticket !!!
For a child who is born into an average family , who lacks the talent to do music , play soccer or Act movies , what else is the hope for being successful for such a child except Internet fraud !!!
you said it all.. true fact

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Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by Barryseal: 10:36am On Aug 31, 2019
wink2015:


The Efcc is fighting Yahoo Boys in a wrong way.

I am saying so because the hospitality industry is now affected.


The Nigerian economy is also affected.

The Efcc should have faced the Yahoo Plus Boys that are killing girls or ladies for ritual sacrifice because this aspect is very evil.
Infact, the yahoo plus boys should be hanged or executed by firing squad for killing humans for ritual purposes.

They should have left the YAHOO BOYS that are bringing foreign exchange into the country.

Some of this yahoo boys are internet beggars going online to beg white ladies for money. They are not fraudsters in the real sense of the words.

Some of this ladies in the dating sites are even lonely and they happily send money to this boys for chating with them online.

The money that is brought in by the Yahoo boys helps to pay the salaries of the BARTENDERS, HOUSEKEEPERS, CHEFS, COOKS, ETC

Landlord and Landlady also benefit from the SOCALLED DIRTY MONEY.

I am against the manner the federal government is using EFCC to pursue fraudulent activity.

The Efcc is fighting fraud in the wrong way to the extent that it is now destroying our strategic interest.

BRITAIN, CANADA, IRELAND, USA, NETHERLAND (HOLLAND ) GERMANY, CHINA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, TURKEY ETC DID NOT RAISE ANY COMPLAINT TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

Why is the federal government so determine to fight internet fraud while leaving the ECONOMY so badly battered.

If they want to solve the problem of the YAHOO BOYS they should strategically engaged with this boys in such a way that they should be encouraged to stop fraud and then use their illgotten wealth to invest in businesses that benefits the economy of Nigeria.

The Ghanaians do not fight fraud the way Buhari is fighting fraud in Nigeria.

EVEN BLOGGERS, FREELANCERS, FOREX TRADERS, ARTIST IN NIGERIA ARE NOW A SUSPECT ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE SEEN WITH A LAPTOP.


Efcc now are fully engaged with pursuing yahoo boys leaving the corrupt government politicians to smile home with our looted COMMONWEALTH.

The Efcc should let crime thrive in Nigeria because it is affecting hospitality buisness?
Jesus on bike! Can't the so called Efcc track down posts like this on forums like Nairaland and get yahoo advocates like this arrested?

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Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by Nobody: 10:36am On Aug 31, 2019
Omudia11:
Your first sentence is a very accurate description of yourself.

Robbery and fraud are both crimes and under no circumstance should crime be excused (except in the case of self defense). You have shown how stupid you are for giving excuses for cyber fraud.
Mumu.
Don’t mind him, obviously he among the common thieves.

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Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by Nobody: 10:40am On Aug 31, 2019
Rubicon67:


Please don't start.

Don't let tribalism take over your sense of reasoning. The issues at hand affects us all either you are Igbo, Yoruba or Hausa.

But during Badluck Jonathan the economic issue was good
Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by TSRC: 10:43am On Aug 31, 2019
Fish them all out and send them all to jail.
Pursue them to the ends of the earth.

Though how nice would it be if this is how corrupt politicians are fleeing Nigeria.

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Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by wink2015(m): 10:50am On Aug 31, 2019
Barryseal:


The Efcc should let crime thrive in Nigeria because it is affecting hospitality buisness?
Jesus on bike! Can't the so called Efcc track down posts like this on forums like Nairaland and get yahoo advocates like this arrested?

Are you saying that in Britain, Ghana etc there are no fraudsters there?

But you do not see their prime minister, or president using Efcc or police to disgrace their youth before the international community.

They parade this Nigeria youth with placard and all that?

Which advance country has done that to their youth?

ABOKI NO GET SENSE AT ALL?

The federal government should engaged with the youth and find solutions to the cause of fraud in Nigeria which everybody know is primarily from unemployment.

Even the British, Americans are into fraud but in the case of the efcc they use this their new found past time to PLAY TO THE GALLERY.

EFCC IS NOW USING THIS TO SHOW THAT THEY ARE WORKING.

If they are picking politicians it is those from the opposition.

NIGERIA GET BIG PROBLEM.

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Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by ibechris(m): 10:51am On Aug 31, 2019
Nigeria has never been this bad and yet there is no excuse for being a cyber criminal.
I mean a thief is a thief anytime,any day. Even if the economy is bad to the teeth, u can justify it being a criminal.

Ours isn't as worst as Venezuela,Zimbabwe and even Mexico yet, we have the worst human made crimes on earth,usually caused by greed and satanistic material wants of more to one-self which is the country we found ourselves.

For everyone u dupe out there,be it a white man or a black man, there is a consequence before God and Man.
There is a generational curse for taking what belongs to another falsely.
Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by Kenneth10110(m): 11:02am On Aug 31, 2019
Joshmodest:
Sadly our youths have seen fraud as the oil market for the young , the only means to amass wealth .
Inasmuch as many may not agree with me on this , but I dont blame them a bit , the govt has got all the share of the blame , as a youth 19 or 20 , education is the last source of becoming wealthy , there is no job anywhere , even the lifeless man at the hem of affairs , has made it clear a certificate is not a meal ticket !!!
For a child who is born into an average family , who lacks the talent to do music , play soccer or Act movies , what else is the hope for being successful for such a child except Internet fraud !!!



How many skilled footballers are out there no opportunities, many upcoming artist are there dem never smell the word "blow". The country is trash if you must get to the top of these careers you listed you have to bribe or settle your way out person wey never gather chop beta will see money to invest with a career not still guaranteed ?. Still yet we shouldn't support fraud. Many youths after secondary school don't want to further you see them pressing phone to do yahoo yahoo worse most don't know what it takes to hit the money till they realise time is going.
Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by West2019(m): 11:02am On Aug 31, 2019
Where is that Malaysia hippopotamus
Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by toprealman: 11:03am On Aug 31, 2019
EFCC, we are on their trail.....lol
Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by Starz825(m): 11:14am On Aug 31, 2019
kay5you:
Imaginative journalisms
Ur head dey there...those gee guys they claimed they interviewed wouldn't have granted any at this turbulent time.. undecided even with their names
All this bloggers sef
Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by Chiyke360: 11:18am On Aug 31, 2019
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Days after the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, vowed to fish out Nigerians indicted in the recent United States wire scam, Saturday Sun has learnt that most of the young men with questionable source of living are currently on the run. While many have gone underground, those with the means have fled to some West African nations and even beyond the sub-region to evade arrest.

On August 22 , a 252-count federal grand jury indictment charged 77 Nigerians for alleged involvement in a massive conspiracy to steal millions of dollars through a variety of fraud schemes and launder same through a Los Angeles-based money laundering network uncovered by the FBI.

The indictment alleges that the defendants and others used various online fraud schemes – including business email compromise (BEC) frauds, romance scams, and schemes targeting the elderly – to defraud victims out of millions of dollars.

While two defendants were already in federal custody on other charges, a few others were arrested last week, with the remaining suspects believed to be abroad, most of them located in Nigeria. The Nigerian government has however promised to assist FBI in extraditing those indicted.

Saturday Sun gathered that several big-time ‘Yahoo boys’ operating in Nigeria have since fled the country for fear that the FBI-backed EFCC investigation might affect them. They were said to have moved to neighbouring West African countries, especially Ghana and Gambia. Others are in South Africa while those who still have clean records have chosen to stay in Dubai till further notice.

Celebrity nightclubs worst hit

Worst hit by the decision of the ‘Yahoo boys’ to go underground are some of the celebrity night clubs in Lagos, Abuja and Owerri in Imo State which are usually filled with young men ready to spend millions in a night. These are safe havens for some of these fraudsters who are willing to spend more than a million naira on a bottle of wine.

Lamenting the low patronage, an attendant in a top nightclub in Victoria Island who spoke with Saturday Sun lamented that sales has fallen since the FBI-EFCC manhunt began last week. “Before the news broke, we used to make at least N5million every Friday night. Last Friday was the worst since this club was established. We could barely make up to N500, 000. There is panic everywhere; we need these Yahoo boys who spend money carelessly. The same thing happened to our club in Owerri, everyone has gone into hiding. It’s even worse over there because majority of our customers are visitors who stormed Owerri for the weekend.”

Why we have gone underground

One of the suspected fraudsters popularly known as Big Daddy who insists that he has since retired told Saturday Sun that he decided to run to Dubai in case someone mistakenly mentioned his name. “It’s Obiwanne Okeke’s fault that things went bad for everybody. As soon as they caught him, he started running his mouth and he overdid it. What others were doing is to allow them to investigate your matter and then the rest will help you from outside. They would have contributed money and hire the best lawyer that will help free him or at worst reduce his sentence. So many of us now stuck in Nigeria have been arrested before and endured it till we were deported. Your resources will be protected. The truth is that America cannot jail you if they do not have concrete evidence against you and most importantly the quality of the lawyer that is helping out is very important. With the current situation that guys are in over there, no one is willing to help.”

On why he fled the country, Big Daddy said, “I was not involved in any of the issues they raised but I am an Imo boy and I know so many of them. We have done deals in the past and anything can happen. These boys out of desperation can mention anyone’s name. It’s better to stay away and monitor things from afar. I have a clean record that is why I decided to go to Dubai.”

An ex-convict, Okechukwu Madu who was recently deported to Nigeria after serving five years jail term in UK over internet fraud said that EFCC will take advantage of the FBI alert to arrest small-time players. “In Nigeria, if you know your game, EFCC will not arrest you. We have gotten information on the people that they are looking for and most of them are out already. If you hear that they caught anyone, it must be these small-time players. The big boys are the investors and most of them are spread across African countries; all they need is a computer and link to their accomplices.

“I am not afraid because I have served my term in UK before they deported me. Some of us were lucky that we invested in the country, which is why despite all the money that they took from us, we can still survive in this country. In fact, Nigerian government should be happy that we bring this money back to Nigeria, unlike some of them who prefer to buy houses and deposit our money in foreign countries. This matter will surely end one day, the secret is to try not to be caught.”

Another suspected fraudster based in Kenya, Cosmos Gee lamented that since the news broke last week, some of his friends have been unreachable. “My brother who stays in Germany told me that they are actually hiding, the town is hot for them. There is also panic in other African countries like Kenya, this is because some of these Nigerian men travelled with Kenyan passport. Kenyan government is not strict on Nigerians who come over there and seek to become citizens of the country.”

We’re on their trail – EFCC

Reacting to the development, a top official of EFCC said, “We’re on their trail. We’ve increased surveillance at all the country’s borders and have enlisted Interpol’s service. We will get these fraudsters and Yahoo boys because we have deployed different technologies. Abuja and Lagos are under heavy surveillance.

“We’re also in the South South because we believe anywhere you have higher institutions is a natural hub for Yahoo business. We’ve spread dragnets everywhere. The entire country is under surveillance. Raids are coming, but they would be covert. If they like, they should run to anywhere in the world, in due course, we will get them.”

Also speaking, EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren said, “the Commission is not aware of any escape of suspected fraudsters from the country. The EFCC more than ever before is resolute in its determination to wipe out all vestiges of scam, be they advance fee fraud or cyber crime. The Commission has the capacity to track and smoke out any Internet fraudster within Nigeria’s borders. We also have partnerships with international law enforcement organisations including the Interpol. Escape from Nigeria is no guarantee of freedom from justice.”

A suspected internet fraudster wanted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was recently arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and paraded in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

Sharu Isyaku, EFCC zonal head in Kwara, told reporters “the 36 years old suspect had benefitted about N60 million from the loot via Western Union transfer.”

He said: “Just last three weeks, the US authority had written to us for assistance in tracking and possible arrest and prosecution of two most wanted FBI suspects in Nigeria. The commission accedes to their request. The commission has been supportive of the activities of the FBI and every other foreign counterpart whose responsibility is similar or analogous to ours. ”

He further revealed that the commission had traced four properties linked to some cybercrime suspects in choice areas to Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.

The properties include a supermarket and plaza put in the region of between N800 million to one billion Naira. “Within seven months of our operation, the Ilorin zonal office has independently arrested over 58 suspected internet fraudsters, secured conviction of 25 and got forfeiture of their exotic cars and money running into millions of Naira to the Federal Government,” he said.

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/fbi-wanted-list-yahoo-boys-flee-nigeria-to-dubai-ghana-gambia-safrica/

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Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by Joshmodest(m): 11:28am On Aug 31, 2019
fairfora:
oh well, I dont play to the gallery. Those who wanted their names on Forbes list did so for a reason best known to them. It's a matter of choice. Good luck on your bid to find coins from the other side. It's a matter of time. I rest my case

Pandering to the gallery is exactly what you did , I am into a legitimate work today , the pay may not be good but it's not bad either , it isnt as a result of my hard work , its mere luck...
Go into the streets and see hardworking unemployed Nigerian youths , working harder than you , and come back and chew your statement on Nigerian youths being lazy !

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Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by myfan: 11:29am On Aug 31, 2019
One said Nigerian government should be grateful to them that they came back home and invested the money in the country. Lol.
Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by zigziggy(m): 11:29am On Aug 31, 2019
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Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by Joshmodest(m): 11:31am On Aug 31, 2019
Netanyahu1:
Speak for yourself.
I didnt speak on behalf of Nigerian or Ipob youths before !
Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by ruggedtimi(m): 11:36am On Aug 31, 2019
those it mean majority of the ballers in nigeria are g boys..Thats sad for the economic. I still believe ghanaians should also be on FBI wanted list. Out of 5 ghanaian youths 4 are into internet fraud
Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by Nobody: 11:41am On Aug 31, 2019
Joshmodest:


Pandering to the gallery is exactly what you did , I am into a legitimate work today , the pay may not be good but it's not bad either , it isnt as a result of my hard work , its mere luck...
Go into the streets and see hardworking unemployed Nigerian youths , working harder than you , and come back and chew your statement on Nigerian youths being lazy !
ok
Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by rampantlover: 11:49am On Aug 31, 2019
Ghana should close her borders from these godforsaken low life miscreants running away from that zoo republic to hide in a civilised country like Ghana. Because of your animalistic and disgusting attitude, you are chased out wherever you go. cheesy grin grin cheesy cheesy grin
Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by emmanuelpopson(m): 11:59am On Aug 31, 2019
the hotels, clubs will be dry and some will fold up due to low patronage and this will make them downsize..and most especially slay mamas will be affected... they will begin to hustle on there own... most Lagos roads are adorn with hotels and bars which comes to mind that illegal monies are the reason... that the guys and gals spend..now that kasala had bursted... its all man for himself..Oloshoism will be down... most of them will just stay off market .
Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by King44(m): 12:01pm On Aug 31, 2019
Make na no dey talk as if e don end shey no be Nigeria we dey abi no be Naija again, the authority that is responsible for arresting them would be the ones to syphon the money they all recovered thief still am still recover am, abi no be Nigeria we dey wey one woman we dey in charge of the service handling whistle blowers dey chop 700 billion Naira she was reported and nothing has been done about it, just give this hunt some time he go turn Ganduje level and las las gee boys go still be happy, as that ex fraudster said na small yahoo boys them dey arrest the bigger ones untouchable, It can never stop because it is difficult for an average Nigerian to make a living.
Re: FBI Wanted List: Yahoo boys flee Nigeria to The Gambia, S/Africa, Ghana, Dubai by itu404(m): 12:21pm On Aug 31, 2019
fairfora:
Tell that to the moon. I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth. In fact, I sponsored myself at the tail end of my career as an undergraduate. My parents weren't educated. My mama cant even read ABCD..Now, I can only say thank you jesus because I can proudly say, all what the rich have access to, where they can visit and what they can acquire, I can also do, with with ease. If you are God-fearing and you are diligent in your business or whatever you do, He will definitely show mercy. The truth is, the youths of nowadays are super lazy. They don't want to do any tedious job to make money but they want to ride the best cars, live in the best mansions and have money to spend...na yam? In the western world, they work their hearts out and they are not reckless in spending. No wonder buhari called you guys lazy youths...During my time as an undergraduate up till after I finished school and started working , there were yahoo boys too. In fact, thar was when internet revolution just hit Nigeria and guys would spend weeks doing what they called night browsing back then and be chatting with oyinbos on yahoo messenger...where the name yahoo boys actually emanated from. Meanwhile, I would go to same cafe, spend the night looking for opportunities on the net. I could apply for 100s of jobs and only 2 or 3 companies could contact me. I never gave up. Until one day when a british firm contacted me and that was all. We spent the same money, same time using same computer but doing different things. Those guys today are nowhere to be found because yahoo money no dey last. Na the way you see am you go spend am. I hope they get all of them no matter where they have fled to seek refuge. This would serve as a deterrent to others .
WOW. speechless. you ought to be a motivational speaker to our youth. God has given you all you need. Please think about it seriously.God bless.

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