INTERPOL nabs two Nigerian yahoo boys over $2.4m fraud, recovers $105m in Africa

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Key context: <img width="1280" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/INTERPOL.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/INTERPOL.jpg 1280w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/INTERPOL-300x169.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/INTERPOL-1024x576.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /><p>The International Criminal Police Organisation, INTERPOL, has arrested two Nigerian internet fraudsters, also known as ‘yahoo boys’ and 1,460 others from other African countries. The operation, codenamed Operation Serengeti III, which targeted cyber-enabled fraud, ransomware, business email compromise, BEC, online scams and digital extortion also led to the arrest of 1,462 suspects and recovery of [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/22/interpol-nabs-two-nigerian-yahoo-boys-over-2-4m-fraud-recovers-105m-in-africa/">INTERPOL nabs two Nigerian yahoo boys over $2.4m fraud, recovers $105m in Africa</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.