By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Lady who was found dead in a Port Harcourt hotel on 15 August, after being strangled by a stranger, has been identified. She was Jennifer Nwokocha, from Omoku, headquarters of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni council area of Rivers state. She was found dead Thursday morning in a room at Grand Venice Hotel on […]
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HIGHLIGHTS The man lost a huge sum of Rs 1.5 lakh Few days ago he received a message regarding income tax refund He realised that money has been debited from his account A man in Powai lost a huge sum of Rs 1.5 lakh after he clicked on an income tax refund message. Few days
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Facebook started legal action against two Asia-based developers for allegedly installing malware on users’ smartphones through Android apps to generate fake impressions on adverts. Bloomberg reported the social media giant filed a complaint against Singapore-based JediMobi Tech and LionMobi (Hong Kong), which are accused of engaging in a practice known as “click injection fraud”. The
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A new system designed to tackle fraud in online shopping has been delayed for 18 months. Banks and retailers had been expected to introduce a new layer of security from mid-September. This would normally see a passcode sent to a customer’s mobile phone at the point of checkout for online purchases of £28 or more.
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Officers investigating a series of bank card thefts from housing estates across east London find a victim who took pictures of the gang as they stole her card from her communal post box. Detectives discover the gang were tipped off about the victim’s card being delivered by a corrupt bank employee and move in to
A man who lived in a council house in Britwell for more than 10 years despite owning his own property has been ordered to pay back more than £48,000 or face prison. Gavin Lescott, 41, was in the process of buying a property in Manor Park with his brother when he applied to be placed
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A victim of David Beckham ’s fraudster brother-in-law has revealed how he was left penniless and living in a car. Reg Bisson was hoodwinked by Darren Flood into handing over £130,000, including £100,000 from the proceeds of his late mother’s house. The rest came from pawning his mum’s jewels and heirlooms and a payday loan
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A Citigroup Inc. brokerage unit’s failure to run adequate background checks on thousands of employees led to three individuals who’d been convicted of crimes working for the firm, an industry regulator said. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. insufficiently screened 10,400 workers from January 2010 until May 2017, triggering a $1.25 million fine, the Financial Industry Regulatory
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A serving Metropolitan police officer who illegally accessed a police database to monitor a criminal investigation into his own conduct has pleaded guilty to crimes under the UK’s Computer Misuse Act. Sergeant Okechukwu Efobi, of Byron Road, Wealdstone, Harrow, was ordered to complete 150 hours of community service and pay a total of £540, comprising
The warning comes as a charity worker buying his first home had £67,000 stolen after fraudsters hacked into emails sent between him and his solicitor. Conveyancing fraud is committed when criminals hack into the email chains between sellers and buyers and their solicitors and estate agents. Waiting for the right time (usually on the day
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