Category: Scams

Terrorism: EFCC probed Lagos BDC operator before US sanctions, says source

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was already investigating a Lagos-based Bureau De Change operator,...

NDLEA arrests two grandfathers for selling drugs to Abia students

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested two elderly men, aged 84 and 75,...

EFCC arrests Nigerian-American over $320,000 fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has arrested a Nigerian-American over an alleged cross-border vehicle...

Police bust telecom data fraudsters, recover data worth ₦3.8bn

The Nigeria Police Force, through the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre, has made significant...

US revokes 600 visas linked to birth tourism fraud schemes

The United States government has launched a crackdown on birth tourism networks, revoking over 600...

Ex-Air Canada pilot charged for flying with fake licence

A former Air Canada pilot has been charged in Canada after authorities alleged he flew...

EFCC arraigns couple in Ekiti over alleged ₦1.09bn contract scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a couple, Olorunbukunmi Taiwo and his wife,...

Alleged ₦36m fraud: Court reserves ruling on Blessing CEO’s bail

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has disclosed that a Federal High Court sitting in...

Customs warns public over fake recruitment screening notices

The Nigeria Customs Service has urged members of the public to disregard two circulating documents...

Police bust Nigerian AI romance scam ring in Thailand

Thai police have arrested six Nigerian nationals accused of operating an AI-powered romance scam syndicate...

US court jails Nigerian for seven counts of wire fraud

A Nigerian man, Adepoju Salako, has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment in the United...

31 suspected scammers, romance fraudsters arrested in UK-Nigeria raids

Dozens of suspected scammers and romance fraudsters have been arrested after specialist financial investigators uncovered...