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US court jails Nigerian hacker for $2.5m identity theft
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Nigerian jailed for defrauding 400 Americans in $6m inheritance scam

A United States federal court has sentenced Nigerian-national Tochukwu Albert Nnebocha to more than eight years in prison for his involvement in a long-running transnational inheritance fraud scheme that targeted elderly and vulnerable Americans. According to a statement published on the US Department of Justice website on Friday, “a Nigerian National was sentenced today to […]

EFCC faults fintech over fraud among unbanked and middle class
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EFCC arrests Kaduna fuel station manager for alleged N500m fraud

Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested Abdulazeez Gbadebo, a station manager with Emadeb Energy Service Limited, over allegations of diverting company funds amounting to N500 million. The arrest was triggered by a petition filed by the energy company after an external audit allegedly uncovered fraudulent practices. […]

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ICPC arraigns two over N4.8m employment scam, forgery

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has arraigned two men, Ibrahim Suleiman Umar and Tijani Adam Goni, before an Abuja High Court over a N4.8 million employment scam and forgery. The defendants were brought before Justice B.M. Bassi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, […]

FBI implicates Nigerians in $50m fraud scheme
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Nigerian jailed 71 months in US for $1.6m romance scam

A United States-based Nigerian, Adetomiwa Akindele, has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for a $1.6 million romance scam and will be deported to Nigeria after serving his time. The 37-year-old was ordered to pay $1,692,945 in restitution and a matching forfeiture judgment. Akindele posed as a wealthy Italian American businessman, “Frank Labato,” […]

Child labor: Court dismisses US tech corps' lawsuit in cobalt mines
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Abuja court adjourns agriprenuer’s N2bn investment scam trial

A Federal High Court in Abuja has deferred the trial of Ovaioza Yunusa, who is accused of being involved in a N2 billion scam, to next week. Vanguard reported that the reason for the rescheduling by the presiding judge, Justice Gladys Olotu, was that the defense party did not show up in court on Tuesday, According to […]