OPERATIVES of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested three suspected fraudsters linked to a Q-net scam that allegedly raked in hundreds of millions of naira from students in Nigeria.
According to a statement released on Friday, May 2, the suspects- laniyan Joshua, Oyetunde Julius Akano and Victor Oluwale- were undergoing interrogation, following their arrest on Wednesday, May 1, in Abuja.
The Commission said the three, operating under the name ‘Mighty Infinity Millionaire Limited,’ allegedly claimed to be representatives of Q-net, a global e-commerce and direct selling company.
The Commission added that Q-net has since denied any affiliation with the suspects and their activities, while further investigations revealed that they were also running a fraudulent university, holding training sessions in pavilions and under trees, and offering fake Bachelor of Science degrees in Medicine, Nursing, Cybersecurity, Computer Studies, Geology, and other fields.
“The EFCC stated that these operations were conducted under a false claim of affiliation with Quest International University, Malaysia.
“Student victims were charged between N1.2 million and N1.3 million as registration fees, from which the suspected scammers raked in hundreds of millions in proceeds of crime.”
It added that the Commission also disclosed that on March 24, it raided the so-called Q-net University at Compensation Layout, Gwagwalada, Abuja, where 133 suspects were arrested, noting that interrogation of the suspects was ongoing.
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