Tag: Cyber Fraud
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Court jails Nigerian four years imprisonment over $1m cyber-fraud in US
Nigerian, Solomon Ekunke Okpe, 31, has been sentenced to four years in an American jail for taking part in online scams that targeted US citizens and banks, leading up to $1 million in losses to victims. The 31-year-old was handed the prison term after being extradited from Malaysia, where he was arrested, to the US…
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Cyber Fraud: US Court sentences Hushpuppi to 11 Years in prison
A United States Central District Court in California has sentenced alleged Nigerian cyber fraudster, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, to 11 years imprisonment for cyber fraud. Hushpuppi, who had already spent two years in prison, is now expected to spend nine more years behind bars in the US. The controversial social media celebrity was…
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Cross-Border Fraud: How To Protect Yourself – Cyber Security analyst,Ben Allen
In the past, cross-border fraud was typically perpetrated through postal mail, phone, fax or ads in newspapers and magazines. Social media, email and the internet have made it possible for fraudsters to carry out their criminal schemes on a global scale, targeting millions of potential victims. One study estimates that the amount of money lost…
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Police arrest 62-year-old man, wife for N52m cyber fraud
Operatives of Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) Ikoyi, Lagos, have arrested George Ewere, 62, and his wife for alleged cyber fraud involving N52 million. The Spokesperson of PSFU, SP Eyitayo Johnson, said in a statement on Monday that the suspects were arrested for conspiracy, cyber fraud/Business Email Compromise, Criminal Conversion and Stealing.
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Cyber fraud: Court orders interim forfeiture of two houses, cars linked to Invictus Obi serving 10-year jail term in US
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the temporary forfeiture of two houses in Abuja and two cars
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Ighalo sent to prison for internet fraud
Justice Adamu Turaki Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced Destiny Ighalo and 10 others for internet fraud. They were sentenced to various prison terms, for fraud. The convicts were prosecuted by the Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for offences bordering…
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Alleged Cyber Fraud: Court admits CD as evidence in trial of “Naira Marley”
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, admitted an optical disc in evidence in the ongoing trial of popular Nigerian singer Azeez Fashola alias ”Naira Marley”. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on May 14, 2019, charged the singer, with 11 counts, bordering on conspiracy, possession of counterfeit credit cards and fraud. One…
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Fraud: UNIPORT renounces 4 students arrested by EFCC
The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has renounced four students arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged involvement in cyber fraud. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports this was contained in a statement released on Friday by Sam Kpenu, the university’s Public Relations Officer. According to the statement, the university did not find the…