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President: Fugitive Wanted By ICPC Over $65m Fraud Not My In-Law

Gimba Yau Kumo
President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that the fugitive, Gimba Yau Kumo, declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) over an alleged $65 million fraud is no longer hisRead More

Court Convicts Man For Defrauding American Of $2,500

Court
A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, on Monday, has convicted a man identified as Timileyin Awojodu, for engaging in cybercrime. Awojodu was arraigned before Justice Peter LifuRead More

Hushpuppi, Woodberry Extradited To The US, FBI Thanks Dubai Police (Video)

Hushpuppi
Nigerian internet fraudsters, Hushpuppi and Woodberry, notorious for scamming nearly 2,000,000 victims via business email compromise schemes have been extradited to the United States to face trial for their crimes.Read More

Fraudster Impersonating Our Director – CBN

Director, Corporate Communications Department, CBN, Isaac Okorafor
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Sunday described as fraudulent the operations of a fraudulent twitter handle, @YusufPhilipYila, purported to belong to the bank’s Director, Development Finance Department, Mr. PhilipRead More

Hushpuppi: Fraud Doesn’t Represent Who We Are – Dabiri-Erewa

Hushpuppi arrested for fraud in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, says criminal acts such as fraud do not define the Nigerian people. The NIDCOM boss stated this while condemning theRead More

US-Based 51-Year-Old Nigerian Man Jailed For Love Scam On 13 Victims

Ronayerin Ogolor
A 51-year-old Nigerian man, Ronayerin Ogolor, has been sentenced to three years in prison for commiting internet fraud in the United States. Ogolor, who naturalized in the US had scammedRead More

Scammer Defrauds Nigerians On Facebook With Ponmo Scheme

Fraudster fleeces Nigerians on Facebook with ponmo scheme
Some Nigerians have bemoaned the reluctance of security agents to investigate and apprehend a suspected fraudster, who fleeced them of their hard-earned money while pretending to be selling ponmo (cowRead More