Tag: Scam
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Ghanaian fraudster Tourey Ahmed Rufai extradited to the U.S.
A Ghanaian fraudster, Tourey Ahmed Rufai who fled to Ghana after he was sentenced to four years in prison, was extradited to the United States on Friday to serve his sentence. The former Bronx resident was arrested in Ghana on 14 April, before he was extradited on 6 August. Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney…
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Nigeria’s Chukwudi Opara busted in India over N9.4m scam
A suspected Nigerian scammer, Henry Chukwudi Opara, has been arrested in India over alleged Rs 18.50 lakh (₦9,397,082.50) gift scam. He was arrested by the Rachakonda Cybercrime Police in Hyderabad, India. Opara was said to have come to India on medical visa for surgery after which he married a Karnataka lady and later joined as…
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TRENDING VIDEO: ‘Nigeria is a scam, needs new constitution’ – Pastor Paul Adefarasin
Pastor Paul Adefarasin, founder of House on the Rock has said Nigeria is a scam and that the next administration must not be allowed to access power without a brand new constitution. Adefarasin, in a trending video said the faulty nature of the Nigerian constitution had made the whole thing a scam as the 1999…
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Beware of this new loan recovery scam
A Criminologist at the University of Ibadan, Dr Oludayo Tade, has alerted the public on a new loan recovery scam reportedly being used in defrauding Nigerians. Tade raised the alarm in a statement entitled: “Loan Recovery Scam: A New Strategy for Fraud”, issued on Sunday in Ibadan. According to him, text messages are being sent…
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Scam alert: GTBank customers in Abuja raise alarm over hacked account
The Kubwa branch of the Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) in Abuja was on Friday stormed by customers, who complained that their bank accounts were hacked. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that most of the victims, who were mainly youths, complained of how their money allegedly grew wings and vanished from their accounts. A victim of the scam…
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Why I surrendered: Nigerian wanted by FBI for $6m Internet scam opens up
Felix Osilama Okpoh, an alleged fraudster on the watch list of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has opened up on why he surrendered himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Okpoh, who was on August 21, 2019, indicted in the United States District Court, District of Nebraska on charges…
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Scam: Abuja ‘Yahoo boys’ relocate to rural areas
By Emman Ovuakporie Apparently sensing that a gold fish has no hiding place, scammers otherwise known as ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ boys in Nigeria are fast relocating to rural areas of Abuja to beat security operatives. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that living in mega estates in Abuja has become the albatross of the scammers as they now relocate…
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NCC alerts Nigerians to phishing scams, e-Frauds
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted Nigerians on the increasing incidents of fraud across various platforms, especially social media networks, urging them to protect their accounts against such frauds. NCC Director, Public Affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the warning was in line with…
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If by now you think coronavirus is a scam, I wish you well, SGF tells doubting Nigerians
The Federal Government has once again emphasised the seriousness of the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on (COVID-19), Mr. Boss Mustapha, who emphasised the seriousness on Wednesday, spoke on the perspective in some quarters, where COVID-19…