#YNaijaEssays: Robbery and Fraud – Nigeria’s favourite side hustle

#YNaijaEssays: Robbery and Fraud – Nigeria’s favourite side hustle

Last weekend, the internet went crazy about Yahoo boys, after information surfaced on the internet that some suspected yahoo boys had been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The circumstances around the arrest (like everything else here) was incredulous. The EFCC operatives waited in the parking lot for the suspected Yahoo boys,... Read More

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Fraud, Robbery, scam, yahoo yahoo, YNaija Essays

November 13, 2017

Senate set to publish names of companies involved in alleged N30trn scam

The Nigerian Senate says it will publish names of companies found liable in the investigation into alleged N30 trillion revenue scam in the import and export value chain. Chairman of the Joint Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff and Marine Transport, Senator Hope Uzodinma made this known in an interview with reporters yesterday. He said... Read More

N30 trillion, nigerian senate, scam

September 11, 2017

Stop peddling falsehood | Alhassan blasts Fani-Kayode

Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan has attacked former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode for ‘peddling falsehood’. In a series of tweets, Fani-Kayode had stated that Alhassan, who is in charge of the rehabilitation of Chibok girls had a revelation to give about the role Governor Nasir el-Rufai in the “scam.” While responding through a... Read More

Aisha Alhassan, Chibok girls, falsehood, Femi Fani-Kayode, Liar, Nasir el-Rufai, scam

August 29, 2017

The Thread: His only wrong was helping a stranger — and he became a victim of fraud

Living as a Nigerian in Nigeria means that staying woke comes with the territory. Otherwise, you’ll become the quintessential maga must pay. Staying woke requires constantly updating your database of current cons and scam techniques because 419 doesn’t start and stop with Yahoo Yahoo. Abi you think they are playing? Maybe with your money, sha…... Read More

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August 10, 2017

Group defrauding entrepreneurs with loan empowerment scam – FG

The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment on Thursday said a faceless group was defrauding entrepreneurs under the guise of assisting them with loans. Special Adviser on Media to the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Babajide Iletogun, said the group is operating through a scheme tagged, “Federal Government 2017 empowerment loan for entrepreneur (Nation... Read More

defarud, empowerment, entrepreneur, FG, loan, scam

August 3, 2017

The return of MMM: Could this be yet another scam?

by Wareez Odunayo Russian world’s largest Ponzi schemes of all time Mavrodi Mundial Moneybox, MMM participants have reason to smile again as the Ponzi scheme is set to bounce back after it collapsed months ago. The Ponzi scheme has unveiled a weekly promotional stunt, targeted at gaining the audience of old and prospective participants. The... Read More

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mmm, return, scam

July 29, 2017

John Fashanu imprisoned for alleged scam

Former England football star, John Fashanu was last week locked up in an Abuja prison over alleged involvement in a land related scam. The former Wimbledon player and, television personality was arrested and held for two days because he was involved in a scam to sell land that wasn’t for sale, The Sun UK reported.... Read More

Man impersonates Ooni of Ife

by Dolapo Adelana The Ogun State Police Command has arrested Abiodun Joseph, 26, for allegedly impersonating the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi. The State Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, who spoke with newsmen Monday said the suspect created social media accounts, Facebook and Whatsapp to defraud unsuspecting members of the public. According to Iliyasu,... Read More

Abiodun Joseph, impersonator, Ooni of Ife, scam

April 17, 2017

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. Why I will not apologise to Saraki – Ndume Former Senate majority leader, Ali Ndume has said he would not apologize to Senate President, Bukola Saraki because he didn’t do anything wrong. 2. FBI declares Nigerian wanted over $5m email scam The United States Federal Bureau... Read More

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$50m, Ali Ndume, Bukola Saraki, dino melaye, EFCC, FBI, Itse Sagay, Nyesom Wike, scam, Southern Kaduna, The Big 5

February 24, 2017

“No one knows how many STDs I treated” | Tonto Dikeh says her marriage was a scam

by Azeez Adeniyi Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has said her marriage to embattled husband, Oladunni Churchill was based on what she calls “lies, scam and deceit.” She said this on Instagram on Friday when a fan showed concerned about her troubled marriage. According to the actress, she treated a number of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)... Read More

deceit, lies, mareiage, Oladunni Churchill, scam, tonto dikeh

December 19, 2016

How undergraduate duped 33 men via Instagram

No fewer than 33 men have been duped by a 100-level part-time student of a journalism institute, The Punch reports. The 22-year-old undergraduate, Falope Oluwole, who has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command was alleged to have posted the photo of a United States female makeup artist, Shayla, on his Instagram page, through which... Read More

33 men, Falope Oluwole, Federal Univerrsity of Technology, instagram, RRS, scam, Shayla

November 21, 2016

The Thread: How guys get engaged to side-chics by accident

Hilarious read. @kwamedracula is explaining how men find themselves in relationships they did not set out to get involved in (tip: women know how to strategically move those chess pieces when they are of a mind to). His story also explains how a side chic – granted, she probably did not know she was that... Read More

boyfriends, cheating, Relationships, scam, The Thread

October 21, 2016

Why I went to Nigeria to meet the man who scammed me

by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani. When Maria Grette first discovered that the 58-year-old Danish man with whom she had fallen in love was actually a 24-year-old Nigerian “419” internet scammer, the 62-year-old Swede was distraught. But, soon, her feelings changed. “The most terrible thing was not that he had cheated me, but that he had lost... Read More

419ers, Maria Grette, nigeria, romance, scam, unemployment

October 19, 2016

Opinion: Is the Federal Civil Service Commission recruitment exercise a scam?

by Ibironke Oluwatobi The level of unemployment in the country has made recruitment news seem like an oasis in the desert. Job advertisements have beaten commodities like coca cola and gala to attract the most patronage. Whenever these scarce advertisements are made, the attention of millions of people is caught; hundreds of thousands apply, hoping... Read More

apllicants, bureaucracy, Federal Civil Service Commission, job seekers, nigeria, scam, unemployment

October 6, 2016

Cross River uncovers N650m ghost workers’ scam

The Cross River State Government has uncovered about N650 million from 3,000 ghost workers for the months of June and July, 2016. Commissioner for Local Governments, Mr Onoh John Ulafor, made the disclosure on Wednesday while addressing teachers during the celebration of World Teachers’ Day. He said, “Cross River is not owing salaries. The issue of teachers’... Read More

Cross River, Ghost workers, Mr Onoh John Ulafor, N650million, scam, World teachers day

September 23, 2016

EFCC arrests 2 internet fraudsters

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two men Egbedayo Semilore, 26 and Elijah Jeremiah, 29 for alleged Internet fraud. This is contained in a statement issued on Friday by its Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren. The statement read, “Semilore, 26, engages in Internet love scam, Jeremiah, 29, is a predator... Read More

crime, EFCC, Egbedayo Semilore, Elijah Jeremiah, internet fraud, internet fraudsters, scam

September 10, 2016

Chibok girls’ kidnap is a scam – Christian Women group

The Women’s Wing of the Christian Council of Nigeria on Friday has said the Chibok girls abduction saga was a ‘big scam’ used by some Nigerians to promote their selfish agenda. The group’s National President, Rev. Omatsola Williams said this during an interview with journalists 2nd national convention in Abuja. The organisation said, “Nigerians should not toy... Read More

Chibok girls, Christian Council of Nigeria, Rev. Omatsola Williams, scam, selfish agenda

August 18, 2016

How ‘Dr. Justified’ tricked woman into giving him N6.7million (PHOTO)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Chike Nnaemeka, aka Dr. Justified Isioma Nnaemeka Emerald, for conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of about N6.7million. This is contained in a statement released on Thursay by the Commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren. The statement read, “Nnaemeka,... Read More

Ani Nkechi Joy, Chike Nnaemeka, EFCC, Fraud, scam

August 14, 2016

I made a mistake calling #SaveMayowa a scam – Linda Ikeji apologizes

A day after the Police confirmed that the #SaveMayowa initiative is as legit as legit can be, popular blogger, Linda Ikeji has come out to apologize for coming out with the story suggesting it was an elaborate scam by Mayowa Ahmed’s family to extort money from unsuspecting donors. Sounding remorseful, Ikeji posted the apology on... Read More

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July 28, 2016

Y! Exclusive: ‘How we found out it was a scam’ – NGO behind #SaveMayowa initiative [LISTEN]

Following our exclusive story on the status of the #SaveMayowa initiative, YNaija has an audio recording of actress, Toyin Aimakhu‘s interview with one of our correspondents. According to her, the initiative may have been a ruse with the intention to scam unsuspecting sympathizers of their hard earned money, YNaija visited Lagos University Teaching Hospital at Idi-Araba. Speaking... Read More

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July 28, 2016

Y! Exclusive: How Mayowa Ahmed’s family scammed me – Toyin Aimakhu cries out

by Ore Peters Following a story by an online news platform that the #SaveMayowa initiative may have been a ruse with the intention to scam unsuspecting sympathizers of their hard earned money, YNaija visited Lagos University Teaching Hospital at Idi-Araba. On arrival, YNaija in an exclusive interview, spoke to Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimakhu who had blown... Read More

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June 9, 2016

AGF gave ex-convict FG contract, fired him and now DSS has arrested him

The owner of Public Alerts Security Systems, George Uboh has been arrested and detained by operatives of the Department of State Security for allegedly attempting to blackmail the Federal Government into giving him a contract to recover over N1.9 trillion stashed away in some of the banks in the country. Uboh was initially given the... Read More

AGF, banks, Buhari, commercial, Federal Government, Fraud, Justice, Malami, scam, violence

May 12, 2016

Someone investigated the looting of subsidy funds under Jonathan, and we noted these 12 points

Even as different reactions trail the removal of the subsidy placed on petrol by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, an investigating report showing how funds from the removal of subsidy by the previous administration of Goodluck Jonathan was squandered has been revealed. An investigation conducted by the the International Centre for Investigative Reporting icirnigeria.org has revealed that... Read More

Buhari, corruption, jonathan, nigeria, scam, subsidy, toatal, transportation

April 23, 2016

‘Nothing happened to me’ | Actor, Nonso Diobi never had an accident

A few days ago, an Instagram post from an an account @NonsiDiobi1 claimed that Nollywoood actor, Nonso Diobi was involved in a fatal accident. In light of this and the subsequent reactions from his fans and friends, Nonso Diobi has said he was never involved in any accident. Nonso said the person behind the Instagram... Read More

accident, Nonso Diobi, scam

April 19, 2016

American scams two Nigerians of $2.3m

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has charged an American businessman, Marco Ramirez and his companies USA Now LLC and Eagle Ford Instalodge Group LP for fraud. The agency arraigned Marco on eight count charges bordering on collecting up to $2.3m through false pretences before Justice Peter Affren of the Federal Capital Territory High Court... Read More

allegations, American, corruption, EFCC, green card, nigeria, scam, Yahoo

March 17, 2016

30 vehicles seized from directors of SURE-P, accounts frozen

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission has commenced the probe of directors and senior officials of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P). The probe of SURE-P is in connection with a N3bn fraud allegedly involving the Federal Ministry of Finance and the SURE-P Graduate Internship Scheme. The money was meant for... Read More

directors, Fraud, scam, SURE-P

February 24, 2016

‘Purchase of 25 exotic cars’ | Why EFCC arrested PDP chieftain, Uche Secondus

Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Elder Uche Secondus who has been in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission since Tuesday, February 23. He’s reportedly being quizzed about an alleged fleet of 25 exotic cars bought for top officials of the Peoples Democratic Party by the promoter of Atlantic Energy Concepts Limited,... Read More

corruption, deals, EFCC, Oil, scam, trial

February 5, 2016

Salary payment scam: 23,306 ghost workers discovered on FG payroll [DETAILS]

About 23,306 names ghost workers have been discovered to be on the payroll of the Federal Government of Nigeria, in a well orchestrated salary payment scam. The fraudulent discovery was made by a team investigating multiple salary payments in the federal civil service. Following the adoption of the Bank Verification Number (BVN) platform for salary... Read More