More than 500 coronavirus-related scams and over 2,000 phishing attempts by criminals seeking to exploit fears over the pandemic have been reported to UK investigators, figures reveal. One of the latest scams being assessed by officials at the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) involves criminals asking for donations to help the NHS fight Covid-19. Since […]
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READ FROM A SEASONED NETWORK ENGINEER….. By Christian Idia Sequel to COVID-19 global pandemic, which is currently affecting the entire world and the ongoing social media rumour linking 5G wireless technology evolution as the major cause of the global pandemic. It’s very pertinent we understand some valid facts about 5G technology. What is 5G? 5G
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A lady on Aina Street, Ojodu Berger, Lagos just lost N105,000 in the process of obtaining fake N10,000 grant from government for staying at home. Apart from her bank account details, she equally supplied her BVN for purported confirmation by the Ministry of Finance. The fraudsters used the information supplied by her to clear the
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What coronavirus means for online fraud, forced sex, drug smuggling, and wildlife trafficking Vanda Felbab-Brown Possibly emerging as a result of wildlife trafficking and the consumption of wild animal meat, COVID-19 is influencing crime and illicit economies around the world. Some of the immediate effects are likely to be ephemeral; others will take longer to
Millions of people fall victim to scams every year. Many are run from criminal call centres, where teams of fraudsters operate around the clock. An online vigilante, who goes by the name “Jim Browning”, decided to do something about it. He hacked into a call centre in India where scammers target victims around the world.
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Cybercrime experts say criminals are preying on anxious Canadians and technical vulnerability brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Justice For Sale: For the last year, our reporter has been observing the corrupt officials crippling the Justice system in Nigeria. From the police to the court officials and even the Prison wardens. This is what we found… An SR Investigative Documentary!
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Kingsley Unah, MBA, FCA, CISA The phone number, Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) and Mobile Directory Number (MDN) as it is known in GSM and CDMA respectively, have evolved from a mere identifier of a subscriber in a telephony communication to a unique identifier of a person undertaking a financial transaction. Banks require the
Nigerian Sherifdeen Mogaji has been arrested by Colorado’s Boulder County Sheriff’s Office more than three years after he stole about $850,000 from the Boulder Valley School District in an email scam. According to the arrest affidavit published by the local Fox News station, Sherifdeen Mogaji, 39, was arrested on February 21 and booked into
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Ishaq Usman Bello is shaking the conscience of the courts – and nearly 4,000 wrongly detained prisoners are grateful for it Prisoners behind bars in the prison of Jos, Nigeria. Photograph: Friedrich Stark/Alamy In a crowded prison courtyard in Suleja, Nigeria, a judge flipped through a battered folder detailing the case against a young
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