Tag: SCAMMERS
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UI warns public against ad on sales of varsity properties
The management of the University of Ibadan (UI) has issued a stern warning to members of the public not to allow themselves to be swindled or scammed by some unknown criminals.
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How to keep your passwords safe from scammers
One way to foster good password habits both safely and easily is by using a password manager. With that in mind, cybersecurity experts VPNOverview.com have revealed exactly how password managers can help and how to find ones that are trustworthy to use.
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FACTCHECK: Did Hushpuppi commit fresh $400,000 fraud from US prison?
Nigerian Abbas Ramon arrested for fraud by the FBI in 2020. The media was awash with news on Thursday that a popular Nigerian Instagram celebrity Abbas Ramon, also known as Hushpuppi, who is currently in US detention over fraud charges had laundered over $400k from prison. The circulated document had claimed that the Federal Bureau…
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Six banking details never to disclose to anyone else
To be sure not to fall prey of cyber criminals, who are always on the lookout for their next victims, here are six banking details never to disclose to anyone else:
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Beware: Scammers on prowl. How I fell victim (4), By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon One month and two weeks ago, on Saturday, May 1, 2021, I invested N50,000 in a financial scheme, “Opay Investment Funds” (‘Opay IF’), with a guarantee that I would earn a N50,000 “binary trading” profit in a matter of hours. But hours have turned into days, days into weeks and weeks into…
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Beware: Scammers on prowl. How I fell victim (3), By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon Like many participants would admit, I didn’t know who added my number to the “Opay Investment Funds” (‘Opay IF’) platform on April 13, 2021, but I followed up on interactions and exchanges by participants and the site ‘administrators’. My observation as a passive participant lasted for 15 days (April 13 and April…
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Beware: Scammers on prowl. How I fell victim (2), By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon Closing the first installment of this series, I promised to reveal how I decided to invest in the “Opay Investment Funds” (‘Opay IF’), and my encounters with ‘Emeka Nwafor,’ the scheme’s Head of Administration, a persuasive and yet combative fellow. There’re several warning signs before I invested N50,000 in the funds. I…
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Beware: Scammers on prowl. How I fell victim (1), By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon The social media is awash with “financial schemes,” some of them invitingly mouth-watering as to attract the unwary, who, indeed, are the targets of the promoters of such duplicity. Nigeria, with a near down-and-out economy, earning, unenviably, the epithet, the “world poverty capital,” has created a pool of desperate citizens for foreign…
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Internet bank scam: Scammers adopt fresh method for obtaining, ATM,BVN codes
Scammers have adopted a fresh method of obtaining bank account details of Nigerians as they call you and give almost exact particulars of your bank account. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports the regular calls made by scammers who identify you by your first name before reeling out details of your account. You will be alarmed as to…
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BBNaija season 4 scammers : Multichoice cautions upcoming artistes
Multichoice has dissociated itself from the activities of a scammer who is trying to defraud upcoming musicians who wish that their works are aired on Big Brother Naija Show Season Four. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) investigation reveals that the scammer, identified as Fola, is requesting the artistes to pay different sums for their…