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Benin Ex-Finance Minister Gets 20 Years in Prison for Fraud
Komi Koutche, a former finance minister in the West African nation of Benin, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for money laundering and embezzlement of state funds. Koutche, who served in the government of opposition leader Thomas Boni Yayi, must also pay a fine of 100 million CFA francs ($165,000) for the disappearance of
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Fraudsters exploiting Covid-19 fears have scammed £1.6m
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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What coronavirus means for online fraud, forced sex, drug smuggling, and wildlife trafficking Vanda Felbab-Brown
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
Spying On The Scammers | BBC Stories
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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Cyber scams surge during COVID-19 pandemic
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 – An SR Investigative Documentary
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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SIM Swap Fraud: How safe is your mobile number as a unique identifier for financial transactions?
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
Set them free! The judge who liberates Nigerians forgotten in jail
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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