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Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and Trends Posted by InvestAdvocate on December 6, 2019
Scope of bribery Bribery in Nigeria is slightly less prevalent than three years ago Out of all Nigerian citizens who had at least one contact with a public official in the 12 months prior to the 2019 survey, 30.2 per cent paid a bribe to, or were asked to pay a bribe by, a public
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I went to Nigeria to meet the man who scammed me
An internet romance scam took an unexpected turn, writes Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani. When Maria Grette first discovered that the 58-year-old Danish man with whom she had fallen in love was actually a 24-year-old Nigerian “419” internet scammer, the 62-year-old Swede was distraught. But, soon, her feelings changed. “The most terrible thing was not that he
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A Tampa fraud case helped reveal the Black Axe, a scheme from Nigeria
FBI agents here linked a series of complicated financial scams to an organized crime ring that started as a fraternal organization. TAMPA — It started with a complaint about a clever check-fraud scam that had bilked a small Georgia law firm out of nearly $100,000. The money wound up in a bank account in Tampa
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Over the weekend, two Nigerians according to report dented the image of our dear country. Former Nigerian footballer, #SamsonSiasia was banned from football for life by FIFA due to bribery. Also, Obinwanne Okeke Aka #Invictus Obi was arrested by FBI for committing internet fraud. In June 2016, Invictus appeared on the cover of FORBES AFRICA
Internet fraud: Man loses Rs 1.5 lakh after clicking on IT refund message
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 sues Asian developers for click fraud
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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Online shopping anti-fraud scheme delayed
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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