2022

A man identified as Hanniel Princewill aka Moneybag is in police custody for swindling a businessman who owns a phone store in Lagos, IgbereTV reports. A source said, “He goes around impressing girls by defrauding hardworking Nigerians with fake alerts. He purchased an iPhone XS Max worth N290k and an iPhone 13 worth N560k with

The United Kingdom (UK) and Nigeria have signed an agreement that will enable a compensation payment to be made to Nigeria of £210,610, following a successful investigation by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) relating to the use of corrupt agents in the oil and gas sector. A statement by the UK High Commission in

FUEL SCARCITY: Private Depots Hike Rates, More Filling Stations May Sell Above N180/litre The cost of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, may hit or exceed N180/litre in most filling stations in coming weeks if nothing is done about a recent hike in its ex-depot price by private depot owners. It was gathered that most private

FAKE job offers from cloned government and corporate websites are showing up on the emails of job applicants. Victims are losing money, and financial institutions are turning blind eyes. Last October, Mercy Olayinka, a mother of one, stumbled on an online advert for enlistment into the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) with six hours left to

US-based Nigerian Temitope Olaiya, popularly known as Tammy Olaiya has pled guilty to conspiring to import over five kilograms of cocaine and participating in several fraudulent schemes; including bank fraud and health services scam. The 40-year-old business woman who is based in Hyattsville, Maryland, U.S.A faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison for

Man bags 18 months jail for love scam in Ilorin A 25-year-old man, Olaleye Olumide Paul, was on Monday, convicted for internet fraud by the Federal High Court in Ilorin, for internet fraud. Olaleye, who pleaded guilty to the two count charge preferred against him by the Ilorin Zonal command of the Economic and Financial

Two nurses on Long Island are under arrest, accused of forging vaccination cards and pocketing more than $1.5 million from the scheme, prosecutors and police said.

Fraudsters have cloned the Facebook account of Chief Pius Akinyelure, a board member of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) representing the South-West zone. The fraudsters with the Facebook profile ‘Pius Oluwole Akinyelure’ usually engage in chats with unsuspecting victims and later send them a mail asking for payment into a dedicated account. The e-mail