Tag: YAHOO BOYS
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Suspected ’Yahoo Boys’ protest in Osun, tackle EFCC over incessant arrest
Some suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as ‘Yahoo Boys’, on Tuesday protested their incessant arrest by the security agencies. They blocked Osogbo/Ilesa expressway in the State. They were said to have stormed the Ilesa West Local Government Secretariat, Ilesa and made bonfire on the road, therefore halting the free flow of traffic along the busy…
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Trending video: Money rain in Benin as suspected ‘Yahoo Boys’ throw Naira notes in the air
Some unidentified boys suspected to be internet fraudsters, otherwise known as ‘Yahoo Yahoo boys’ on Sunday caused commotion, allowing a rain of naira to fall in Benin, Edo State. The incident was captured in a 1.37 minutes video that went viral on the social media. The video was shot on Sunday, February 7, at Evboutubu,…
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[ICYMI] Decomposing bodies of four ‘yahoo boys’ found in Delta apartment
Operatives of Delta State Police Command have discovered four dead bodies at a private apartment in the university community of Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State. As at the time they were discovered, their stomachs had protruded with their skin peeling off. The deceased persons, all males, were said to have consumed…
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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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Fraud: Yahoo boys adopt new strategy
In a bid to beat the prying eyes of security operatives, fraudsters popularly known in Nigeria as Yahoo Yahoo boys now ask gullible clients to pay them in bitcoins (crypto currency). TheNewsGuru.com, TNG, reliably gathered that when such payments are lodged into bank accounts, anti-graft crusaders hardly check such payments. A self confessed Yahoo boy,…
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Yahoo boys adopt new strategy, now ask gullible clients to pay in bitcoins to avoid suspicion
By Emman Ovuakporie In a bid to beat the prying eyes of security operatives, fraudsters popularly known in Nigeria as Yahoo Yahoo boys now ask gullible clients to pay them in bitcoins (crypto currency). TheNewsGuru.com, TNG, reliably gathered that when such payments are lodged into bank accounts, anti-graft crusaders hardly check such payments. A self…
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Rapper, Erigga warns against dating girls dumped by ‘Yahoo boys’
Nigerian rapper, Erigga Money has warned young guys to be wary of dating a girl dumped by fraudsters, also known as Yahoo Boys. The talented rapper sounded his warmings through a post on his official Twitter handle on Wednesday, 18th March. Although he refused to give a reason for his advise, a lot of his…
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EFCC arrest six suspected internet fraudsters with mini coffin [Photo]
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested six suspected internet fraudster with a mini coffin in Ibadan, Oyo State. The suspects are Azeez Adebowale, Toyinsola Bolumole, Ifelowo Ololade, Sonuyi Ayodeji, Folarin Olayinka, and Aluko Olawale. They were arrested during a raid by EFCC operatives of Oluyole and Alao-Akala estates in Ibadan.…
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Yahoo boys emptied my bank account-Asa laments
Nigerian singer and guitarist, Bukola Elemide a.k.a Asa recently revealed that she started out as a rapper, but failed at it. The 37-year-old opened up on the artistes with whom she looks to collaborate in subsequent projects while speaking with Cool FM. “People who knew me, in the beginning, would remember that I started out…
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EFCC, FBI recover N92m, $169,850, exotic cars from ‘Yahoo Boys’ in 38 days
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered $169,850, N92 million and four exotic cars from 167 Yahoo Boys in 38 days in a joint operation with the United States’Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The operation, tagged ‘Operation Re-wired & Cybercrime-related Fraud’, was initiated following the indictment of 77 Nigerians for alleged cybercrime in…