On May 27, 2020, while COVID-19 was ravaging the world, I received a call from Dr. Princess Betty. She was linked to us through Betty Abah, a longtime friend. Betty informed me one girl was about to commit suicide because one guy was threatening to post her nudes on social media. I said tell her […]
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BEC or Business Email Compromise hacking is one of the most common types of cyber-attack, which the FBI says costs more than £6 billion a year – and experts say Nigeria is its epicentre. Cyber reporter Joe Tidy speaks with one BEC hacker in Nigeria to find out how they work, and how he feels
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One of Nigeria’s most brazen crypto scams, Inksnation remains operational and still invites new investors some three months after the country’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) deemed its activities illegal. The SEC has previously warned Nigerians against investing with the scam saying doing so would be at own risk as there is no legal recourse
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Today, along with keeping oneself safe from the coronavirus, one has to be mindful of cybercriminals. These criminals are especially targeting users taking the digital route to conduct financial transactions. One of the channels seeing a rise in frauds is the Unified Payment Interface (UPI), a digital payment platform that facilitates cashless, real-time transactions via
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The FBI has finally caught the man who was responsible for trying to scam the veterans affairs office, out of US $750 Million dollars, for masks, gloves, respirators and ventilators, during the covid-19 pandemic
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WASHINGTON – Today, in a coordinated action with the U.S. Department of Justice, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against six Nigerian nationals for conducting an elaborate scheme to steal over six million dollars from victims across the United States. The individuals designated today targeted U.S. businesses and
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