Facebook Scam: How Cybercrime Arrested a Fake Immigrant Who Trapped Women in Dakar

The Special Division for Cybercrime arrested an individual for identity theft and fraud following multiple complaints. The suspect posed as a Senegalese immigrant in Canada on Facebook, building trust with women. He met them in restaurants, using emergencies as a pretext to steal their phones. He was apprehended in Grand Yoff thanks to the vigilance of a friend of a previous victim.