April 2019

Police sack nine officers over recruitment fraud

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The Police Service Commission on Tuesday announced the dismissal of nine senior officers from service over gross misconduct stemming from the 2011 recruitment exercise. The police regulatory body also said six officers were demoted for official wrongdoings. All the disciplinary measured took immediate effect, according to a statement by PSC spokesperson Ikechukwu Ani. Those dismissed […]

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Elliott Greenblott | Fraud watch: Some habits and actions enable fraud

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By Elliott Greenblott With many scams today involving phone calls or the internet, we often forget to consider how our own everyday behavior opens us up to becoming victims of fraud. Today’s self-defense tips come from recent news headlines from around the country reflecting how criminals often rely on our own predictable behaviors and reactions.

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Two Nigerians Stabbed To Death In South Africa Again

/ / Forensics, Fraud, Governance, International

The death toll of Nigerians killed in South Africa has continued to rise with another two being the latest victims in ongoing xenophobic attacks on foreigners in that country. Concise News reports that the latest victims were stabbed to death during xenophobic attacks in Johannesburg and Cape Town on April 5 and April 6, 2019,

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Technology that can kill Fake News is here …

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Do you know anyone that is being impacted by fake news? Do you know any organization that is being impacted by fake news Do you know any institution that is being impacted by fake new?   https://africanarguments.org/2019/01/31/nigeria-fake-news-2019-election/   https://www.thecable.ng/osinbajo-how-fake-news-about-strippers-almost-put-me-in-trouble-with-my-wife     We finally have a solution that can curb this menace near real time  

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Wangiri Fraud:Wangiri fraud or “One Ring and cut scam”

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Wangiri Fraud:Wangiri fraud or “One Ring and cut scam”is coined from two Japanese words –“wan”which means one and “giri”which translates to hang up. Wangiri fraud is committed by making random calls from premium rated lines, allowing it to ring once and then hanging up; so the number is recorded as a missed call on the

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The 12 subject lines that could indicate your email is under attack

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Cyber security experts have revealed a list of the 12 most common subject lines used in phishing emails targeting businesses. The list shows that fraudsters are using a combination of personalisation and pressure in an attempt to deceive victims. In many cases, the language contained in the subject line of the email mimics popular terms

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APC Lawmaker’s daughter sacked for working with fake certificates

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Hon Agbonayinma is representing Egor/Ikpoba-Okha of Edo State in the House of Representatives. According to The Nation, Deborah was sacked about four weeks ago after working at the commission for three years. A source told The Nation that Deborah worked in other government agency with the fake certificates before joining PenCom. The Commission confirmed that

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New 3D Crime Scene Mapping Tool Turns Incident Scenes Into Virtual 3D Models

/ / Forensics, International, Security

When officers arrive at a crime or crash scene, they have to spend a lot of time looking for evidence, processing it, taking photos of it, and documenting. To help make this process more efficient, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has teamed up with the Israeli Police to invest in a

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• Rental fraud warning after shocking scam attempts

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Prospective tenants are being warned about a fraud scam that cons people into paying an advance fee to rent a property. The National Landlords Association says it’s been contacted by several individuals who have fallen victim to the scam, where fraudsters have used NLA branding and fake letters from NLA representatives to make their approaches

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Mandla Mandela calls for national crèche audit after Carletonville videos

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BY NONKULULEKO NJILO – 05 April 2019 – 11:55 MP and chief Mandla Mandela on Friday called for crèches in the country to be thoroughly vetted after disturbing videos of a caretaker assaulting minors at a Carletonville crèche emerged.   “We further call on our government to undertake a national audit of such institutions and ensure that an

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