Fraud

Beware: Scammers are sending fake verification codes to hack your WhatsApp account

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  This WhatsApp hack method relies on fooling users into clicking a website link. To do this, scammers are now sending fake verification SMS messages to potential victims.   Internet scammers are continuously stepping up their game to target a larger number of personal data and different accounts of unsuspecting internet users. Continuing with this […]

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US Warns ‘India-Based Call Centre Scam Industry’

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The US government is taking aim at the “India-based call centre scam industry,” Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski has warned while announcing the extradition of an Indian citizen from Singapore allegedly involved in a multi-million dollar racket. Hitesh Madhubhai Patel, 42, who operated the HGlobal call centre in Ahmedabad, was extradited to face trial on

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N-Power: Fraudsters Jailed For Impersonation, Identity Theft

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The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced Sata Owugha Clinton and Bolounmubofa Blessing Soroh to one-year imprisonment for impersonation and using the identity of a petitioner to enroll in the  N-Power Social Welfare Scheme. The duo got into trouble when they used the name and identity of Lovedy Chiamaka Uzor to enroll in

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Apple face-recognition blamed by New York teen for false arrest

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A New York student sued Apple Inc for US$1bil (RM4.12bil), claiming the company’s facial-recognition software falsely linked him to a series of thefts from Apple stores. Ousmane Bah, 18, said he was arrested at his home in New York in November and charged with stealing from an Apple store. The arrest warrant included a photo

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How Safe theFingerprint Biometrics Systems Are? By Ahmad Nadeem Syed

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My team member,looking very upset, came to tell me that he had just found three mobile connections registered in his name, whereas, he actually owned only one. Both of his disowned number was activated on same date in two cities over 100 Km apart and away from his native city. Smiling, I asked did he

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Facebook Uploaded 1.5 Million Users’ Email Contact Without Consent

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Facebook Facebook on Thursday confirmed that it uploaded the contact details of 1.5 million new users without their permission in the last three years. “The error was discovered amid a change to the sign-up process made in March,’’ Facebook stated in a publication by the US news website Business Insider. The California-based social media giant

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Hong Kong customs arrest Nigerian woman with cocaine hidden in her body

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A customs officer displays some of the drugs found in the suspect. Photo: Felix Wong Custom officers at Hong Kong International Airport recovered more than half of a kilogram of cocaine from an African traveller who had allegedly hidden the drug in her body. The 37-year old Nigerian arrived in the city on a flight

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Fraud Background Checks For Churches & Other Religious Institutions.

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Religious houses rely on the support and assistance of a wide variety of people besides their own leaders and administrative staff, such as volunteers, organizers, and others, who have access to youth, elderly, and other individuals who take part in activities organized or supported by their religious houses. For years, GFF has supported churches and

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Mortgage Scams

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Businessmen and individuals those who are making innumerable financial transactions regularly through banking portals are compelled to punch-in their user id and passwords. Though these transactions are happening perfectly and properly everyday there are incidences where scammers steal these important data by gaining entry into the computer through fraudulent means and swindle their money in

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A policewoman identified as Omolara Sunday has reportedly been caught on video fighting with a pregnant woman in Lagos.

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Posting the incident on Instagram, Nigerian rapper, Ruggedman claimed that the police officer Omolara Sunday is from Alagolo Police Station, in Ipaja-Ayobo, Lagos, opposite Igbogila Health Centre. In the video he published on the social media platform, the policewoman is seen fighting with a lady identified as Cecelia Adeniji inside a car. According to Ruggedman,

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