Security

Kidnappers seize CAN members sent to deliver ransom

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has cried out over the abduction of two of its members sent to deliver ransom to kidnappers keeping the two children of a Kaduna-based bishop hostage. Kaduna CAN Chairman, Rev. Joseph Hayab while speaking in Kaduna, alleged that the kidnappers abducted its members and also failed to release the

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London cop illegally used police database to monitor investigation into himself And now he’s a convicted criminal – but still in uniform

A serving Metropolitan police officer who illegally accessed a police database to monitor a criminal investigation into his own conduct has pleaded guilty to crimes under the UK’s Computer Misuse Act. Sergeant Okechukwu Efobi, of Byron Road, Wealdstone, Harrow, was ordered to complete 150 hours of community service and pay a total of £540, comprising

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House buyers are being warned to be on their guard when purchasing new properties.  

The warning comes as a charity worker buying his first home had £67,000 stolen after fraudsters hacked into emails sent between him and his solicitor. Conveyancing fraud is committed when criminals hack into the email chains between sellers and buyers and their solicitors and estate agents. Waiting for the right time (usually on the day

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Fraud gangs pocket £20m in universal credit scam

FRAUDSTERS have stolen £20million of public money by exploiting a loophole in the government’s universal credit scheme, an investigation claims. Criminal gangs are using other people’s identities to apply online for the welfare payment and then claim advance loans on their behalf, according to a report by BBC News. The cost of repayments are then

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South Africans are losing hundreds of thousands of rands to immigration fraudsters offering jobs in Canada in ‘the perfect scam’

One South African family has lost around R100,000 to scammers who promised to get them into Canada. Others regularly pay up to R80,000 to “consultancies” that guarantee jobs in the likes of Vancouver, Toronto, or Montreal – and so, residency in Canada. And as long as the victims are truly committed to emigrating from South

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Who is the Kidnapper or Fraudster?

The Fraud triangle is a framework designed to explain the reasoning behind a worker’s decision to commit Fraud , Armed Robbery and Kidnapping . The three stages, categorized by the effect on the individual, can be summarized as pressure, opportunity and rationalization. Pressure – Financial pressure and  critical commitments . This could lead  them to

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