Tag: FRAUD
Hushpuppi tried to defraud Premier League club of $124 million –...
United States authorities have alleged that suspected Nigerian fraudster, Ramon Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi, conspired to defraud an English Premier League club of...
Court directs EFCC to close Mompha case July 10
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday adjourned till July 10 for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to present its...
US charges 11 Nigerians with fresh $6m fraud
The United States has arraigned 11 Nigerians over $6 million bank fraud.
This comes just days after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) declared six...
Nigerians accuse FBI of racial profiling in alleged fraud cases
Nigerians on social media are accusing the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of racism in its profiling of fraud suspects.
The FBI had on Saturday...
FBI declares 6 Nigerians wanted in US over $6m fraud
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has declared six Nigerians wanted for alleged internet-related fraud that caused American citizens and businesses over $6 million...
Nigerian arraigned in US over $6m romance scam
A Nigerian, Martins Inalegwu, 31, was on Wednesday arraigned in a court in the United States for allegedly playing part in a wire and...
Pastor Ituah Ighodalo disowns fake Instagram account
Senior Pastor of Trinity House Church Lagos, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, has disowned a fake account allegedly used to defraud fans in his name.
The 49-year-old...
Three brothers arrested for impersonating Force PRO, Frank Mba
The police have arrested three brothers for running fake bank accounts and Facebook page in the name of the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank...
Invictus Obi pleads guilty to $11m fraud, to be sentenced Oct...
Founder of Invictus Group, Obinwanne Okeke, popularly known as Invictus Obi, has pleaded guilty to $11 million (N4.2 billion) fraud.
The 32-year-old told US prosecutors...
Why we arrested Hushpuppi – Dubai police
The police in Dubai have confirmed that Nigerian Instagram celebrity, Hushpuppi, was arrested on multiple fraud charges.
A report by The National published in the...