Tag: fraudsters

Azeez August 23, 2017

Forged crude oil allocation letters in circulation – NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday said some fraudsters are circulating forged letters of crude oil allocation with the intent of defrauding unsuspecting buyers or members of the…

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Tolu May 27, 2017

235 years jailterm for Nigerian fraudsters, £1 compensation for Ibori | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

235 - The total number of years three Nigerian fraudsters were sentenced to, by a Missisippi court for using dating sites to defraud their victims of millions of dollars. £1 -…

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Omoleye Omoruyi May 10, 2017

4 persons jailed for attempting to defraud governor

by Omoleye Omoruyi Mark Gbaa, Ezekiel Azi, Bulus Ashom and Nuhu Atangs, were on Wednesday jailed one year each, for attempting to defraud the former Benue governor, Gabriel Suswam. The…

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Oludolapo Adelana February 17, 2017

Fraudsters hack NSCDC’s website

by Dolapo Adelana The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has warned Nigerians to disregard any claims that the organisation is recruiting. Spokesperson of the Corps, Emmanuel Okeh, disclosed…

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Oludolapo Adelana January 26, 2017

BREAKING: Fuel subsidy fraudsters bag 10-year jail term

A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced Walter Watgbtsoma and Adaoha Ugo-Nnadi to 10-year imprisonment for defrauding the Federal Government through fuel subsidy. The trial judge, who said the…

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Azeez December 20, 2016

Nigeria is known as a nation of fraudsters, terrorists – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said Nigeria is known in the internarional community as a nation of fraudsters, terrorists and other negative vices. According to a statement by his Special…

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Azeez September 8, 2016

Fake Accountant-General defrauding Nigerians on Facebook – FG

The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation has said Nigerians should be weary of unauthorized Facebook accounts created by unknown elements and impersonating Ahmed Idris, the Accountant-General of the Federation.…

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Dele Benjamin June 3, 2016

Fraudsters requesting money for release of Chibok girls – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that some fraudulent persons have been requesting for money from the Federal Government - to negotiate the release of the abducted Chibok girls. While stressing…

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Janeth J July 20, 2015

Army chief Buratai says fraudsters are impersonating him on Facebook

The Chief of Army staff (COAS) Tukur Buratai has said that some fraudsters are using his name on social media to defraud people. He said this in a statement by…

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Kolapo Olapoju September 17, 2014

EFCC nabs two for relieving foreign mark of N1.3billion

by Azubuike Azikiwe Two suspected fraudsters have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly defrauding a foreign investor of $7.99 million(N1,308,122,800) under the guise of…

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July 28, 2014

These FUTA students were arrested for running N5million OPEC scam (PICTURED)

by S'ola Filani Some students of the Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State have been arrested for alleged fraud by the police. The six suspects - Falade Oluwapelumi Ayotunde…

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January 17, 2014

4 suspects arrested with fake Presidency seal in Ogun (PICTURED)

by 'Jola Sotubo Operatives of the police force in Ogun have apprehended 4 members of a gang specialized in the production of fake official documents. The officers found a wide…

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January 10, 2014

Dele Agekameh: Nigerian pastors compete with rapists, armed robbers and oil thieves

by Dele Agekameh The situation has degenerated so badly that our supposed men of God now compete favourably with armed robbers, kidnappers, oil thieves, rapists, fraudsters and those engaged in…

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September 17, 2013

N2.05b fraud: 4 undergraduates, bureau de change operators arrested by the EFCC (PICTURED)

by 'Jola Sotubo Four persons have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for perpetrating fraud to the tune of N2.05 billion. Salihu Liman Mahmoud and Dan…

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