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More than 500 nurses and midwives from Nigeria working in the UK could be struck off after warning key exam results could be ‘fraudulent or incorrect’

More than 500 midwives and nurses working in the UK could be struck off following a probe into a test centre in Nigeria, the regulator has warned. The Nursing and Midwifery Council said the registrations of those who passed exams at the centre could be ‘fraudulent or incorrect’. To make sure internationally educated professionals have the …

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Internet fraud cost Americans over $10 billion in 2022, according to the FBI

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has revealed that Americans lost $10.3 billion to numerous internet scams last year.  This was disclosed according to an FBI report published this month, stating that losses were the highest in five years.  According to ABC News on Tuesday, the Bureau’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) lodged more than …

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US charges 18 Nigerian nurses with certificate forgery

The United States of America has filed charges against at least 18 Nigerian nurses for allegedly fraudulently obtaining educational credentials. The Texas Board of Nursing charged the health workers at the District Court for the Southern District of Florida saying the nurses allegedly participated in a wire fraud scheme that created an illegal licensing and …

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EFCC Arrests 80 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Ibadan, 40 In Enugu

Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the EFCC, have arrested eighty (80) suspects for alleged internet- relatedactivities in Ibadan, Oyo State. Forty (40) other suspects were arrested by operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Commission for the same suspected offences. They were all arrested based on verified intelligence linking them with fraudulent …

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U.K. Police Arrest 7 Related to Lapsus$ Hacks on Tech Firms

City of London Police arrested seven people in connection with an investigation into a hacking group called Lapsus$, which has said it’s responsible for a rash of recent cyberattacks against companies including Microsoft Corp. and Nvidia Corp., according to a person involved in the investigation. The suspects, ages 16 to 21, have been released while the investigation continues, …

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Mompha Released On Bail After 10 Weeks In EFCC Custody

Ismaila Mustapha popularly known as Mompha and his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, appeared before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday. Mompha, who is finally free on bail, had been in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) since January 18. He was arraigned on …

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Fake lawyer arrested as he storms EFCC’s office to secure bail of alleged fraudster

A fake lawyer identified as Emmanuel Adekeye Adekola has been arraigned before Justice Sherifat Solebo of a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos for impersonation. Operatives of the EFCC had on January 11, 2022 arrested him when he came to the Lagos Command of the Commission posing as a lawyer to secure the bail …

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