Category: Scams

Court jails ex-Lagos education director over N48.9m theft

An Ikeja Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced a former Lagos State...

Nigerian-American, five others indicted over massive US stock fraud

A dual United States and Nigerian citizen, Izunna Okonkwo, has been indicted alongside five other...

EFCC arrests five herbalists with fake $3.4m

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested five suspects over the alleged possession of...

Travel agent arraigned for N2.5m visa fraud in Ibadan

A travel agent, James Anthony, 40, was arraigned on Friday before the Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court...

EFCC recovers N96.5m, returns funds to ponzi victims

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has successfully handed over a total sum of N96.5...

Deepfake fraud surges 967% in Africa — Report

Africa’s digital economy is entering a new and more perilous phase as fraudsters abandon low-effort...

SEC partners EFCC, police to prosecute ponzi scheme promoters

The Securities and Exchange Commission has vowed to intensify collaboration with law enforcement and prosecutorial...

Sylva writes EFCC, denies avoiding $14.8m fraud probe

Former Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, has written a letter to the...

PalmPay begins campaign to eliminate fintech fraud

A Financial Technology Platform, PalmPay Limited, has cautioned its customers across the country to be...

Court adjourns retired director’s N20bn fraud arraignment to December

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has postponed the arraignment of Taiwo Ibitola, a...

Court orders Mompha to open defence on ₦6bn fraud

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday dismissed a no-case submission by internet celebrity, Ismaila...

Kebbi FA debunks rumours of fund misappropriation on FIFA project

The Chairman of the Kebbi Football Association, Alhaji Abubakar Chika-Ladan, has dismissed allegations of misappropriation...