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Four one nine: Advance fee fraud named after Section 419 of Nigeria’s Criminal Code which outlaws the...
Nigerian jailed 15 years in US for massive tax fraud
A Nigerian man who masterminded a conspiracy to obtain millions in refunds from the Internal Revenue Service has been sentenced in Oregon to 15...
Spiritualist in court for allegedly defrauding woman of N1.5m
A 31-year-old man, Christian Chima, who allegedly obtained N1.5 million from a woman on the pretence of solving her spiritual problem, was on Monday...
NNPC denies social media recruitment advert
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the recruitment advertisement by the corporation currently trending on social media is false.
In a statement in Abuja...
Women using fake pregnancies to scam husbands – Doctor
Pathological desire to have children and deliberate efforts by women to swindle money and other valuables from their husbands make some women to falsely...
N5.6bn alleged scam: EFCC withdraws charges against ex-Oyo Head of Service,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday withdrew the charges against ex-Oyo State Head of Service, Alhaja Kudirat Adeleke, and 11 others arraigned...
FG disowns fake N-Power recruitment portal
The Federal Government has cautioned youths against being duped by scammers that are claiming they have jobs to offer through the N-Power programme.
A disclaimer...
Football agent jailed for absconding with player’s N900,000
A Daura Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna on Wednesday, sentenced a 40-year-old football agent. Olumide Otule, to one-year imprisonment for absconding with a player’s...
Police arraign woman for allegedly impersonating Aisha Buhari
The Police on Friday arraigned one Aishatu Bello in a Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court, Abuja for allegedly impersonating wife of the President, Mrs...
American, 67, arrested in ‘Nigerian prince’ internet scam
Police in the United States of America have arrested a 67-year-old man after they say he helped swindle people out of thousands of dollars...