A Nigerian, Daniel Adekunle Ojo, has been arrested by the FBI in Durham, North Carolina and charged with fraud and identity theft offences. Ojo had allegedly been using a phishing scheme, using an AOL and Gmail accounts that targeted school districts in Connecticut and Minnesota in an effort to get employees’ personal information and file... Read More

Adekunle Ojo, Cyber crime, financial fraud, Identity theft, Tax

June 6, 2017

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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 6th of June

Opinion: What does Obasanjo want to do with a PhD? Police reportedly arrest 4 suspects with 4,555 National Identity Cards Buhari not as ill as Yar’adua was – Garba Shehu

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Garba Shehu, Identity theft, olusegun obasanjo, President Muhammadu Buhari, Umar Yar’Adua, YNaija Cover

June 3, 2017

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The Thread: “Short man, tall crime” “Yimu, all man for himself” | Twitter NG’s explosive reactions to Dammy Krane’s cry for help

Nigerians generally like to live large; we can’t wait for that moment when we will “blow”. Nigerian musicians take it further. Recall when Hushpuppi and Davido had a go over who get moni pass? They were throwing receipts all over the place just to convince us about their wealth status. It pops us in their... Read More

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419, credit card fraud, dammy krane, Identity theft, musicians, nigeria, social media, TapJets, The Thread, Twitter NG, wizkid

March 19, 2017

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The Thread: The ‘disappointing’ story of a Yuri pun thief named Snikoggs

by Dolapo Adelana Early Sunday, Twitter was agog with the news that one of their favourite tweeps, @Snikoggs was allegedly accused of stealing tweets. A 20-year-old comedian, Daneil Edison called out Yuri for stealing some tweets as far back as 2015. See Daniel’s tweets below: I've just discovered an account (@Snikoggs) who's been stealing my... Read More

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Daniel Edison, Identity theft, Snikoggs, The Thread, twitter.

November 3, 2016

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Woman finds missing husband after 23 years living with new wife and dead man’s name

59-year-old Linda Iseler had for 23 years wondered why her husband Richard Hoagland, abruptly left her and their two sons. People Magazine reports that she was met with a rude shock three months ago when she received a phone call informing her of Hoagland’s arrest for identify theft. Hoagland was arrested on July 20 in Pasco County, Florida,... Read More

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23 years, Identity theft, Linda Iseler, Missing husband, Richard Hoagland

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The Thread: The ‘disappointing’ story of a Yuri pun thief named Snikoggs

Woman finds missing husband after 23 years living with new wife and dead man’s name

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