Nigerian lady has come forward with a harrowing tale of her sister falling victim to a scam, losing a staggering sum of 2.4 million naira.
The ordeal began when her sister encountered a link on TikTok, which led her to download an app called PAYPORTE PRO.
Upon registering, she received a...
Three Nigerian nationals have been sentenced to a combined total of 11 years in prison by the Portsmouth Crown Court in the UK for their involvement in defrauding major phone companies of over £400,000.
The organized crime group targeted companies including Vodafone, EE, O2, and the Carphone...
In a heartbreaking tragedy, 16-year-old Dinal De Alwis, a gifted sixth-former at Whitgift School in Croydon, took his own life after falling victim to a distressing blackmail scheme. Known for his academic excellence and athletic prowess in football and rugby, Dinal had recently started sixth...
In a shocking incident in Ibadan, Oyo State, a 20-year-old suspected Yahoo Boy named Daniel Bamidele was arrested for stabbing his parents. The attack occurred in their home in the Apabielesin area. Daniel's mother, Titilayo, ran out of the house with serious injuries, seeking help, as her son...
Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), expressed deep worry over the prevalence of Nigerian youth involved in cybercrimes.
In a statement issued by the EFCC, Olukoyede highlighted the alarming statistic that seven out of ten students in Nigeria are...
In their desperation to join the ranks of scores of their compatriots who have been making millions of dollars out of online-scams, young Nigerian based wannabe scammers known as ‘yahoo boys’ are resorting to the use of traditional charms and mystical powers …
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Many undergraduates in Nigerian universities dabble in internet fraud. Nicknamed “yahoo-yahoo” after the international web portal and search engine, this perfidy has become a way of life for the young con-artists.
Many of these fraudsters – dubbed “yahoo-boys” – have become filthy rich. Some...
Four months after the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) charged 77 Nigerians with conspiracy to commit fraud, conspiracy to launder money, and aggravated identity theft, at least another four Nigerians were among 15 defendants charged on Tuesday for an alleged $18 million cyber and bank...
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Ten Nigerians have been charged with conspiring to launder illegal proceeds that were fraudulently obtained as a result of romance scams targeting multiple victims, the US Justice Department said on Wednesday night
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it will need a petition in order to commence a probe against social media celebrities such as Ray Hushpuppi, Investor BJ, Baddy Osha, Opa6, Bayo Otunola and others who were mentioned in the song titled ‘Living Things’ by hip hop artiste, Abolore...
40-year-old Kenneth Ganiu Ninalowo believed to be a brother to Nollywood actor, Bolanle Ninalowo has been arrested by the FBI on charges of laundering over $1.5 million in Chicago.
The money, according to the FBI is derived from scams targeting an unnamed Chicago-area community college and an...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on May 20, 2019 arraigned Nigerian artist, Azeez Adeshina Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, before Justice Nicholas I. Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on an 11-count charge bordering on...
In recent times, Rich Nigerian youths with unknown source of income have become prominent in various communities around Nigeria. These set of youths live lavishly, wear the latest designers, drive exotic cars and are celebrated often, but they mostly don’t have a legitimate source of income...
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An unidentified allegedly retired Yahoo boy (internet fraudster), has reportedly confessed to making N1.80billion before retiring from cyber fraud business.
According to the report which is circulating on the internet, the former fraudster also exposed methods in which various scams and money...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested six suspected internet fraudsters also known as ‘yahoo yahoo boys’.
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The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic Crimes Commission, EFCC Friday 29 September 2017, arraigned four suspected Internet fraudsters; Omosehin Sina, Oladimeji Oladayo, Olowosagba Olamilekan Samson and Afilaka Oluwole Michael before Justice Ayo Emmanuel of the Federal High Court Ibadan, Oyo...
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