Police have arrested five people in connection with Al Group and WishM online scamming after thousands of Gambians were alleged to have been defrauded one milliondalasis.

“Five people have been arrested for being allegedly involved in a suspected online scamming with AL group, Wishm, and the 7-11 platforms,” police said in a statement. 

Police investigations also revealed that “over D1 million have been invested in the alleged scam, by the unsuspecting victims, through a Binance Wallet Address belonging to the main suspected scammers.”

At least 33 cases have been reported to the Gambia Police Force Fraud Unit at the police headquarters in Banjul

Reporting by Adama Makasuba