Tag Archives: Advance-fee fraud

Nigerian Fraudsters jailed for £2.7m lotto scam in London

December 8, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Two Nigerian fraudsters, whose global £2.7m scam had deadly consequences for one family they mercilessly ripped off, were jailed two days ago. Police identified a total of thirteen victims all over the world, who each lost an average of £207,000, … read more »

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Nigerian spam email conmen who cheated pensioner out of £245,000 jailed

August 27, 2011 by benim

Two fraudsters who convinced a pensioner she had won a £5.7m lottery jackpot before conning her out of her life-savings were jailed for a total of 50 months today. Joshua Obasuyi, 49, and Julius Oweka, 48, were part of a … read more »

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Nigerian among two arrested for e-mail lottery scam

March 4, 2011 by benim

New Delhi: A Nigerian national and a Manipuri woman were arrested by Crime Branch officers for their alleged involvement in an e-mail lottery scam. Obaseki Prince (32) from Nigeria and Boni Sushila James (26) from Manipur were arrested outside the … read more »

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Beware of the Nigerian 419 Scam

February 27, 2011 by benim

What is a Nigerian  419 Scam? It is an online scam that convinces victims to advance sums of money by luring them with promises of significant profits New York, NY, February 25, 2011 – iYogi, the fastest growing provider of … read more »

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Romance Scam: How African fraudsters now make £80million a year ripping off women desperate for love

February 6, 2011 by benim

Few love more fervently than the middle-aged and lonely. Which is why last week’s revelation that divorcee Kate Roberts lavished £80,000 on a handsome American soldier – only to find out he was a fictitious creation of a heartless gang … read more »

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Nigerian fraud scheme targets small businesses

January 27, 2011 by benim

CRIMINALS from Nigeria, infamous for tempting people with get-rich-quick schemes, have come up with new scams targeting small business, Queensland police say. They have issued a warning to local businesses to be vigilant following reports of a Nigerian scam targeting … read more »

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Man gets 27 months in Nigerian e-mail scam

December 29, 2010 by benim

A Greenville man who authorities said tried to pass himself off as a Nigerian diplomat in a scheme to bilk hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Connecticut woman was sentenced Tuesday to 27 months in prison and ordered to … read more »

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A Nigerian sentenced 14 years for lottery scams in US

December 1, 2010 by benim

A Nigerian man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison and must pay restitution to 52 people he duped out of more than $2.7 million with bogus lottery companies that he operated out of London. The U.S. attorney’s office … read more »

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