Zambia cybercrime: Chinese nationals jailed for online scams
- Twenty-Two Chinese nationals in Zambia were jailed for cybercrimes, including internet fraud and online scams targeting various nationalities.
- The Magistrates Court in Lusaka sentenced them to prison terms of seven to eleven years.
- Additionally, the court imposed fines ranging from $1,500 to $3,000 for charges of computer-related misrepresentation, identity fraud, and illegal network operation.
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A court in Zambia on Friday sentenced 22 Chinese nationals to longer prison sentences for cybercrimes that included internet fraud and online scams targeting Zambians and residents of Singapore, Peru and the United Arab Emirates.
22 Chinese nationals sentenced to long prison terms in Zambia for multinational cybercrimes
BY NOEL SICHALWE Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — A Zambian court has sentenced 22 Chinese nationals to long prison terms for cybercrimes that included internet fraud and online scams targeting Zambians and people from Singapore, Peru and the United Arab Emirates. They were sentenced to terms of seven to 11 years Friday after pleading guilty earlier this week to charges of computer-related misrepresentation, identity fraud and illegally op…

22 Chinese nationals sentenced to long prison terms in Zambia for multinational cybercrimes
LUSAKA, Zambia — A Zambian court on Friday sentenced 22 Chinese nationals to long prison terms for cybercrimes that included internet fraud and online scams targeting Zambians and other people
A court in Zambia on Friday sentenced 22 Chinese nationals to longer prison sentences for cybercrimes that included internet fraud and online scams targeting Zambians and residents of Singapore, Peru and the United Arab Emirates.
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