Tag: fraud
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EFCC detains 59 suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday apprehended 59 suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja.
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Beware, people are using my name for fraud – Bianca Ojukwu
Mrs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, on Thursday warned against online offers and demands for payment linked to her name or empowerment schemes.
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BREAKING! Alleged N12.3bn fraud: Oba Otudeko’s counsel protests in court
Counsel to the Chairman of the Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko, charged with N12.3 billion fraud, on Monday appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos in protest of the charge. Mr Bode Olanipekun (SAN) told the court that he was protesting
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Ex-First Bank MD, Onasanya denies N12.3bn fraud allegations
The former Group Managing Director of First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Limited, Bisi Onasanya. has denied involvement in a N12.3 billion fraud. Onasanya was accused of allegedly looting N12.3 billion from First Bank.
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Auditor-General’s annual report: Nigeria’s biggest joke on fraud – By Ikeddy Isiguzo
IT would be a fraud to call the annual report that the Auditor-General of the Federation submits to the National Assembly a fraud – it is by far something worse. The truth is that the report is rooted in long established practice of doing nothing about fraud because as a Chairman of the Public Accounts…
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Police arrest 2 suspects for defrauding Canada-based Nigerian
The Police Command in Rivers has apprehended two male suspects accused of defrauding a Canada-based Nigerian woman, Sandra Austin, of N140m through an elaborate social media scam.
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Nigerians cautioned against fake festive giveaways
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has cautioned Nigerians against fake festive offers and giveaways this yuletide.
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How bank customers are tricked to reveal PINs at ATMs
The Police Command in Yobe State has disclosed how fraudsters use clever tactics to trick unsuspecting bank customers into revealing their personal identification numbers (PINs) while using Automated Teller Machines (ATMs).
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EFCC arraigns Chinese for alleged bribery, N301m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday brought a Chinese, Zhengjia Jin, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court, for alleged bribery and N301 million fraud.
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See how fraudsters swept N43bn from Nigerian banks in 91 days
The Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC) has revealed that a whopping N42.6 billion was lost to frauds within the second quarter, (April -June) of 2024.