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Crypto investment scams caused $5.8bn loss in 2024 – FBI

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has revealed that investment scams involving cryptocurrency led to…

UK court returns £350,000 house to Nigerian owner falsely declared dead

A 55-year-old Nigerian woman, June Ashimola, has won a legal battle in the United…

AI ‘girlfriend’ scams Chinese man of $28,000

A man in Shanghai has lost nearly $28,000 after being tricked into a long-distance…

EFCC arrests Nigerian who defrauded 139 Australians of AUD$8m

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a Nigerian man, Osang Usie Otukpa,…

EFCC, Toronto police recover $225,000 from Nigeria crypto fraudster

The Toronto Police Service, working with Nigerian authorities, has recovered and returned $225,000 to…

Court jails police, immigration officers for N1.6m job scam 

Federal High Court in Gombe has sentenced two police officers and an immigration officer…

How scammers defrauded Indian job seeker with fake bank

Police in Chhattisgarh, India, recently uncovered a fake bank branch set up by scammers…

Nigerian man arrested in US for $10m COVID-19 benefit scam

A Nigerian man named Yomi Jones Olayeye, also known as “Sabbie,” has been arrested…

Osun gov Adeleke’s phone hacked by scammers

The Osun State Government has issued an urgent alert to the public about a…

US cracks down on $5.3m business email scam linked to Nigeria

The US government is taking legal steps to seize $5.3 million connected to a…

Singapore records $16m loss to ‘fake friend’ scams in 2023

More than 6,300 people in Singapore were victims of "fake friend" scams last year,…

US Pastor in $1.3m crypto scam alleges divine instruction

A US pastor, Eli Regalado, and his wife, Kaitlyn, are entangled in a legal…

Emmanuel Nwude: Meet Nigerian scammer who sold$242m fake airport

In the annals of financial deception, Emmanuel Nwude Odinigwe, known as the Owelle of…

Nigerian, 25, arrested for ₦16.12m fraud in India

Indian authorities on  Friday arrested a 25-year-old Nigerian national, Wisdom Obinna, for allegedly duping…

Female internet scammer arrested in Delta

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have apprehended the queen of internet scams, identified…