Nigerian Correctional Service warns public against fraudsters
The Nigerian Correctional Service has issued a warning to the public about fraudsters using its identity to deceive unsuspecting victims. The agency said criminals are circulating fake documents and making false claims in its name. In a statement signed by J.N. Osuji, the service revealed that scammers are distributing a document titled “Payment/Mobilisation Request Form.” […]
Court Orders Remand Of Suspected Quack Public Relations Practitioner
A judge at the Federal Capital Territory High Court has ordered the remand of a 66-year-old man, Negedu Patrick Siaka, over allegations that he falsely presented himself as a professional public relations consultant. He was arraigned on charges linked to impersonation, fraud, and forgery after his arrest in the Wuse district of Abuja. Authorities say […]
Court Sentence Fake Spiritualist To One year Imprisonment For Internet Fraud In Kwara
A 23-year-old man, Odeyemi Oluwaseun, was sentenced to one year in prison by the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin for internet fraud. Oluwaseun, from Oyo State, pretended to be a female spiritualist based in America. He claimed to have special powers to help women win back their men, deceiving many victims online. The Economic […]
Anambra State Police Arrests Man Posing as Civil Defence Officer
A 55-year-old man has been arrested in Anambra State for impersonating a Civil Defence officer and committing fraud. The suspect, Emmanuel Oche, was caught for deceiving and extorting money from unsuspecting victims. The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Anambra, Maku Olatunde, issued a warning to the public to be cautious […]
Flavour Reacts as Man is Sentenced to 2 Years for Impersonating Him and Defrauding an American Woman of $53,000
Nigerian music star, Chinedu Okoli, widely known as Flavour N’abania, has expressed his thoughts on the recent sentencing of a man who impersonated him. Courage Ikpaka was sentenced to two years in prison by the Federal High Court in Lagos for posing as Flavour and scamming an American woman, Yvelte M. Thompson, out of $53,000. […]
EFCC Arrests Four for Impersonating Chairman Ola Olukoyede in $1 Million Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recently arrested four people who were allegedly involved in a $1 million fraud by pretending to be the Commission’s Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede. According to a statement released by the EFCC on August 29, 2024, the suspects—Ojobo Joshua, Aliyu Hashim, Thomas Oduh, and Paul Ogiji—were apprehended on Wednesday, […]