Tag Archives: Confidence trick
A woman described by a judge as having a ‘dishonest bent’ stole more than £22,000 from a gang of Nigerian scam artists who had set up a dodgy internet car sales business. Australian Sarah Jane Cochrane-Ramsey admitted one count of … read more »
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Tagged Advance-fee fraud, Africa news, African news, Automobile, Bank account, Brisbane, Confidence trick, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, New York, Nigeria, Sarah Jane Cochrane-Ramsey
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November 23, 2011 by benim
NOTE: “Not all Nigerians are criminals” “Attention, this is the final warning you are going to receive from me do you get me?” And so begins another long-winded, grammatically challenged attempt by tenacious Nigerian cybercriminals to trick Americans into wiring … read more »
Posted in Daylight Africa, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Confidence trick, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Lagos, Nigeria, Robert Mueller, United States, Western Union
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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 »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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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 »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Advance-fee fraud, Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, breaking news, Confidence trick, Embassies and Consulates, Fraud, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Lottery scam, Manipur, new delhi, News local news, Nigeria, World news
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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 »
Posted in Article, Crime & Corruption, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Advance-fee fraud, Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Confidence trick, Embassies and Consulates, Fraud, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kate Roberts, News local news, newspapers, Nigeria, Romance Scam, scam, SERIOUS ORGANISED CRIME AGENCY, West Africa, World news
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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 »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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ophisticated scam artists are raiding blackberries, I-phones and personal computers and are using sites like Facebook to steal identities and money by fooling friends, Halifax police warn. Det. Const. Dana Drover said Wednesday the best way to protect yourself at … read more »
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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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Tagged Advance-fee fraud, Confidence trick, Fraud, IndepthAfrica, London, los angeles, Mail fraud, Nigeria, scam, United States Attorney
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