Tag: Fraud

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November 13, 2012

Dead end: Nigerian man arrested in the UK for hacking into a dead man’s bank account

by Rachel Ogbu Abiodun David John Abiodun David John, 33, has been arrested for allegedly trying to hack into the ...

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October 31, 2012

TICKER: Chief Accountant in Delta arrested for N21m fraud

Men of the Delta State police command have arrested a Chief Accountant attached to the Delta State University (DELSU) Abraka ...

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October 25, 2012

TICKER: UK couple wins adoption rights after Nigerian fraudsters told them it was a “miracle baby”

A little girl at the centre of a ‘bizarre’ tug of love baby scam will finally today be returned to the ...

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September 13, 2012

“I never posted, received, nor authorised any money” – Akingbola in his defense

by Isi Esene Erastus Akingbola, the former managing director of Intercontinental Bank Plc. yesterday described the 16 Count Charge brought ...

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September 11, 2012

Too little, too late: Capital Oil faults presidential committee report, describes it as ‘indefensible’

by Akan Ido Capital Oil and Gas, one of the companies indicted by the Presidential Committee on Verification and Reconciliation ...

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September 5, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Nigerian businessman accused of $5million oil scam in Zambia

by Stanley Azuakola Zambian authorities believe that a Nigerian, George Anyiam-Osigwe, has exported our brand of subsidy fraud to that ...

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August 30, 2012

Don’t add Pastor Adeboye on Facebook – Pastor Adeboye warns

Akan Ido Pastor Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Church of God (RCCG), has warned unsuspecting members of the ...

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August 26, 2012

Storm in a tea-cup: Storm 360 ‘faces forward’ without Olisa Adibua?

by Akan Ido The business partnership between the duo of Obi Asika and Olisa Adibua appear to have run cold ...

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July 31, 2012

Nigerian diplomat detained in Venezuela over fraud allegations

by Isi Esene Dr. Olarotimi Ajayi, a senior Nigerian diplomat in Venezuela has been detained for over two weeks  by ...

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July 19, 2012

Lamido Sanusi indicted for fraud and forgery

by Adeniyi Abdul It would seem the latest person to be trapped in the ever increasing net of prominent public ...

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June 27, 2012

Taking 419 to the big leagues: firms offer up to $10 million discounts on Nigerian oil

by Tolu Orekoya Nigerian scammers have spread their wings and graduated to the big leagues, invading the oil sector. In ...

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June 15, 2012

Opinion: The local and global franchising of 419 Nigerian churches

by Lawrence Chinedu Nwobu To say that Nigeria is a 419 republic would be an understatement.  Practically everywhere you look ...

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April 27, 2012

Report: Nigeria records second highest number of fraud cases in Africa in 2011

by Seyi Lawal The African country with the most reported fraud cases was South Africa at 35 percent while Nigeria had ...

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March 9, 2012

752 bank accounts: Nigerian pair convicted of ‘bewildering’ fraud in the UK

by Lekan Olanrewaju Two Nigerians living in the UK have been convicted of fraud, involving the operation of a mammoth 752 ...

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February 24, 2012

“Girl Power!” ? Nigerian scammers conned by Australian female fraudster

     Summary of the news from Death+Taxes. When a Nigerian-based scamming group hired Australian conwoman Sarah Jane Cochrane-Ramsey as ...

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