Tag: 419
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I was scamming banks before 419 started – Charly Boy
Popular musician and activist, Charly Boy, has revealed that he was “scamming” banks way before fraud, otherwise known as 419, became popular in Nigeria. He disclosed this in the latest episode of The Honest Bunch Podcast, co-hosted by actor, Chinedu Ani Emmanuel, aka Nedu.
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Naira loses to dollar, closes at 419
he Naira on Monday depreciated at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging at N419 to the dollar, a 0.48 per cent depreciation, weaker than N417 it traded on Friday. The open indicative rate closed at N419 to the dollar on Monday. An exchange rate of N423.00 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within…
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EFCC arraigns Reps member over alleged N185m advance fee fraud, ‘419’
A serving member of the House of Representatives, Gabriel Saleh Zock was arraigned on Thursday at a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja over alleged advanced fees fraud. The lawmaker who represents Kachia Kagarko Federal Constituency of Kaduna State in the
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American soldier arrested in Imo over alleged 419 scam
Operatives of the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad of the Police Command in Imo says it has arrested a member of the U.S. Army, Mr. Garrick Michael, over alleged advance fee fraud. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Dasuki Galadanchi, disclosed this on Wednesday in Owerri while presenting to journalists the suspect, Michael, and other suspects…
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INEC involved in 419 cases – Chairman
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday, said that it had been involved in 419 court cases over election matters from 2016 to date. Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this in an interactive session with a group of civil society organizations, under the umbrella of the Situation Room, on Tuesday, in…