Tag: scam

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Adebayo EmuleomoDecember 14, 2015

#DasukiGate: Emir of Kano, Sanusi to be interrogated by EFCC

The spotlight has beamed on the Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, in the ongoing investigation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) into Sambo Dasuki’s ...

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Ada IgboanugoSeptember 3, 2015

There’s an Ubi Franklin impersonator scamming unsuspecting victims

So apparently one Damilola Adetoro has been in communication with an Ubi Franklin impostor. Dami came to know him back in ...

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Mallam YeroJune 18, 2015

Is NairaStake a nairaSCAM?

Earlier this week, we received an anonymous tip about certain shenanigans at Nairastake, an Enugu-based online betting startup. Good day, ...

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Ada IgboanugoApril 15, 2015

Pastor arrested in Lagos over N390,000 anointing oil scam

by Chinwe Okafor A self-acclaimed pastor, John Ojebe, 50, has been charged before an Oshodi Magistrate’s Court in Lagos for allegedly obtaining ...

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Op-Ed EditorDecember 16, 2014

@demdem1: Our state of emergency is a scam

by Michael Egbejumi-David Well, I used to think that only the All Progressives Congress (APC) is exploiting and cynically looking ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 8, 2014

Evil Physician: US doctor admits to wrongfully diagnosing patients with cancer to make money

by Damilola Jagun A popular cancer doctor in Michigan, Dr. Farid Fata, who was accused of giving false diagnosis to ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 29, 2014

Two men arraigned for N8.4million ‘Bureau de Change’ scam

by Azubuike Azikiwe   Two men have been arraigned before a Magistrates Court, sitting in Igbosere, Lagos on Monday, 29 ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 19, 2014

IT whiz moves N6 billion from new generation bank – EFCC is looking for him

by Azubuike Azikiwe The Economic and Financial Crimes commission (EFCC), has declared wanted an IT staff of a new generation ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 2, 2014

President Jonathan couldn’t save this British fraudster from getting jailed (READ)

by Kolapo Olapoju Mark Ware, a fraudster from Sutton Coldfield, who scammed victims in a £160,000 (N43,025,450) con, couldn’t avoid ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 1, 2014

EFCC nabs three scammers for attempting to defraud bank

by Kolapo Olapoju The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested three men for attempting to defraud Enterprise Bank. ...

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Op-Ed EditorAugust 19, 2014

Opinion: Why Ebola might be a scam

by Greg Ighodaro I know you already have your reservations against my caption, but you might want to keep them ...

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writerAugust 2, 2014

See how the Bank of Ireland fell for Nigerian scam on Twitter

by Emmanuel Chidogo A popular scam mail in Nigeria where a man/woman who claims to be a Prince or Princess ...

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Abayomi OmotayoMay 25, 2014

Sex-for-jobs: How suspect lured 12 married women to bed, blackmailed them with nude photos (PICTURED)

by Akan Ido A 32-year-old man, Iweka Chigoziem Nnamdi has been arrested by the police in Lagos for sleeping with ...

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January 12, 2014

BUSTED: Nigerian arrested in India after illicit drugs fell off his scooter in an accident

by ‘Jola Sotubo A Nigerian resident in the Goa area of India has been arrested after he was found in ...

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January 5, 2014

‘Please deport us quickly’ – Nigerian detainees in India tell officials

by ‘Jola Sotubo A number of Nigerians being detained in India have protested against officials in the country for delaying ...

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December 7, 2013

Young Nigerian couple jailed in U.K over plot to steal £19million (PICTURED)

  A young couple were part of a global internet banking scam which could have netted a phenomenal £19million after ...

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December 4, 2013

Top German businesswoman duped out of £625,000 after affair with a security guard who posed as wealthy Bentley-driving investor

A high-flying German businesswoman lost  £625,000 after she had an affair with a former security guard who posed as a  ...

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December 3, 2013

N1.5bn Imo State contract scam: EFCC clears impeached deputy governor, traces fraud to Dubai and Lebanon

by Akintomiwa Agbaje After about nine months of investigating the impeached deputy governor of Imo State, Sir Jude Agbaso, the Economic and ...

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November 27, 2013

Federal Fire Service in secret recruitment scam (Report)

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Federal Fire Service is once again under intense scrutiny as it is said to have broken the ...

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November 6, 2013

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: The Kerosene subsidy scandal

by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu I have often argued that the hue and cry over the retention of the subsidy on petrol ...

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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 ...

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June 19, 2013

Victim claims pension money mysteriously turned to paper after taking a taxi (READ)

by Rachel Ogbu A woman claims that the pension money she withdrew from a second generation bank mysteriously turned to ...

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May 3, 2013

Presidential 419: Fake group running the Goodluck/Sambo Foundation made over N12m from the victims

by Rachel Ogbu Six men who set up a foundation in the names of Goodluck/Sambo are now under investigation for ...

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April 1, 2013

Timbaland accused of insurance scam over watch worth $1.8 million

When Timbaland decided to seek payment from his insurance company over a missing $1.8 Million watch, the company behind the expensive watch ...

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March 5, 2013

Rejoinder to ‘El Rufai: Memoirs of a political scam artist’

by Adejoh Idoko Momoh Having read the book wholly, I come from it with a lot more respect for El-Rufai, ...

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January 15, 2013

Olusegun Dada: Unveiling the scam called Goodluck Jonathan (Y! Politico)

by Dada Olusegun He was unpopular, a man born supposedly without shoes who went through hardship and had luck on ...

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January 10, 2013

Top 10 scams of 2012, according to the Better Business Bureau

  Everyone has probably heard the saying before: “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” Unfortunately, ...

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August 16, 2012

We will not succumb to blackmail – FG tells indicted marketers

by Stanley Azuakola Nigerians, especially residents of the nation’s capital Abuja, woke up on Wednesday to the realization that fuel ...

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July 17, 2012

N32b Pension scam: EFCC seize choice Abuja properties

by Isi Esene The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)  has been granted an interim order from the Chief Judge ...

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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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