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- Scams & Hoaxes
- June 27, 2024
- 34 views
Nigerian jailed for defrauding Spanish national of €47,082
A federal capital territory (FCT) high court in Gwagwalada has sentenced one Tom Makwe to two years imprisonment for defrauding a Spanish national of €47,082. The Economic and Financial…
- Scams & Hoaxes
- June 13, 2024
- 35 views
Court jails Famzhi Interbiz Ltd boss, Mariam over N2bn Ponzi scheme fraud
The Federal High Court, Abuja has jailed the chairman and Managing Director of Famzhi Interbiz Ltd, Mariam Suleiman, for five years for defrauding investors to the tune of N2bn.…
- Scams & Hoaxes
- May 20, 2024
- 38 views
ICYMI: Ex Uzodimma aide, Chinasa Nwaneri, trader chairman, three others detained over fraudulent activities
Former Special Adviser to Governor Hope Uzodimma on Special Duties, Nze Chinasa Nwaneri has been arrested by a special team of Police detectives in Owerri Imo, the state’s capital.…
- Scams & Hoaxes
- May 13, 2024
- 39 views
How underage boys open accounts, get driver’s licences for fraud — EFCC
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has revealed that underage boys, who are into internet fraud popularly called ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ do age declaration to enable them to open…
- Scams & Hoaxes
- May 11, 2024
- 37 views
NIMC uncovers syndicate selling fake NIN
The National Identity Management Commission on Friday said it had uncovered a syndicate of individuals posing as employees of the commission and issuing fake national identity numbers to unsuspecting…
- Scams & Hoaxes
- May 7, 2024
- 34 views
EFCC grills six senior NSCDC officers over N6bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested six senior officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps over alleged N6bn fraud. The senior officers are currently being…
- Scams & Hoaxes
- May 4, 2024
- 32 views
Court jails ex-FCMB manager for 121 years over fraud in Onitsha
Former manager of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Onitsha branch, Nwachukwu Placidus, has been sentenced to a cumulative of 121 years in prison for diverting fixed deposit funds of…
- Scams & Hoaxes
- May 2, 2024
- 26 views
Okechukwu Osuji, Nigerian man extradited from Malaysia convicted for $6.3m fraud in US
A federal jury in New Haven, Connecticut, Wednesday, convicted an extradited Nigerian national, Okechukwu Osuji, for engaging in a business email compromise scheme out of multiple countries, including the…
- Scams & Hoaxes
- April 26, 2024
- 32 views
SCAM ALERT: Nigerian govt warns students accessing loans against fake websites
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has urged students to exercise caution and verify the legitimacy of any website or service claiming to represent the organisation. This is contained…
- Scams & Hoaxes
- April 23, 2024
- 33 views
“Nigerian banks lost over N8bn to internet fraud in 2022“
Ola Olukoyede, chair of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says banks in the country lost over N8 billion to internet fraud in 2022. Olukoyede spoke in Abuja…
- Drug Offences , Scams & Hoaxes
- March 23, 2024
- 43 views
ALERT: Beware of scammers posing as officers, NDLEA warns Nigerians
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has warned the public, particularly those with relatives abroad, about a new fraudulent scheme being orchestrated by impersonators posing as NDLEA officers. This…
- Scams & Hoaxes
- March 7, 2024
- 29 views
Buhari, ex-SGF’s signatures forged to move $6.2m from CBN -Forensic expert
A forensic document examiner seconded to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Bamaiyi Haruna on Thursday said the analysis conducted on the documents used to release $6.2m from the…
- Scams & Hoaxes
- February 15, 2024
- 35 views
18-year-old bags two-year imprisonment for $500 fraud
Justice Ismail Ijelu of an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday sentenced an 18-year-old Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) holder, Henry Bilabi to a two-year imprisonment for impersonating on Tiktok…
- Scams & Hoaxes
- February 6, 2024
- 33 views
Tantita apprehends another vessel for oil theft
Operatives of Tantita Security Services Limited (TSSNL) owned by former freedom fighter, Chief Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo, in collaboration with security personnel, have arrested another vessel for crude oil…
- Scams & Hoaxes
- February 1, 2024
- 35 views
22-Year-Old Arrested For Buying Car With ‘Fake Bank Alert’
Men of Ondo Police Command have arrested a 22-year-old man, Bakare Ayobami, for allegedly buying a car with fake bank alert. The Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP…