Tag Archives: Fraud
The Newcastle United midfielder Cheick Tiote has had his car seized by police after he was arrested on suspicion of fraud. The 26-year-old was stopped near the club’s training ground on Tuesday on suspicion of fraud in relation to driving … read more »
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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 »
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, re-arraigned Mallam Nasir Ali, the son of a former chairman the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mallam Ahmadu Ali and three others before a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja over an alleged N4.4 … read more »
A UBS trader was today sentenced to seven years in jail after being found guilty of the UK’s biggest ever fraud when he lost £1.4bn for his Swiss employer. Former public schoolboy Kweku Adoboli, 32, was ‘a gamble or two … read more »
Naijahub.com Prosecutors say 44-year-old Julian Okeayaninneh, of California, and 36-year-old Olugbenga Temidayo Adeniran, of New York, orchestrated an organized crime group that spanned six states. The organization involved an extensive network of bank employees, and victimized up to 500 people … read more »
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LAGOS — Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan created a body Thursday to verify the findings of a committee set up to look into all fuel subsidy payments made in 2011 with a view to punishing fraudsters. Jonathan established the verification and … read more »
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Nigeria’s finance minister said on Thursday she had ordered a slow down to fuel subsidy payments to allow verification that they are for genuine deliveries, an effort to combat fraud costing it billions of dollars. “I decided that we should … read more »
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is coming under pressure to prosecute top officials implicated in a $6.8 billion fuel subsidy fraud, but many of the suspects are allies he is unlikely to go after if wants to keep his power base … read more »
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South Africa and Nigeria had the highest number of reported cases of fraud in Africa in 2011, according to a survey by KPMG released yesterday. According to the inaugural African Fraud Barometer, a new tool from the global network of … read more »
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor The Woyome fraud has opened a wide window through which we can peek into the web that makes it difficult for anybody to attempt fighting or eradicating corruption in Ghana. What is it about Woyome’s … read more »
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Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the nation’s number one banker took time to explain his role and why he started the war against subsidies. He also explained the rot in the petroleum sector and the frauds perpetrated in order to benefit from … read more »
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Tagged Federation Account, Fraud, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, JVC, Lagos, Nigeria, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Subsidy
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September 23, 2011 by benim
A suspected rogue trader said he was ‘sorry beyond words’ for his actions yesterday as he appeared in court accused of the City’s biggest fraud. Kweku Adoboli, 31, faces claims that he lost £1.5billion in a series of complex trades … read more »
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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 »
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A carer suspected of stealing £35,000 from a vulnerable old woman, a scammer said to be raising money for a young cancer patient and a man thought to be behind a holiday booking hoax. These are just three of Britain’s … read more »
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Conman: David Peters had 131 names A deported Nigerian conman with 131 different identities sneaked back into Britain to carry out a £1million crime, a court heard yesterday. The man, who calls himself David Peters, was jailed for fraud and … read more »
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lantyre – Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has re-opened the country’s electoral commission four months after he shut it down over a fraud investigation, his office said on Monday. “The forensic report has verified that an amount of three million … read more »
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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 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 »
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, Embassies and Consulates, Fraud, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Internet fraud, Money, News local news, Nigeria, Vishal Dhar, West Africa, 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 »
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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 »
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Tagged Advance-fee fraud, Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Brisbane, Confidence trick, Credit card, Elections, Embassies and Consulates, Fraud, Get-rich-quick scheme, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, News local news, newspapers, Nigeria, Nigeria 2011 elections, Nigeria news, Nigerian, West Africa, World news
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January 20, 2011 by benim
Five women charged with fraud appeared before the Butterworth Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, Eastern Cape police said. Captain Jackson Manatha said one woman was granted R1000 bail, and the other four were released on warning. The case was postponed to … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, Bail, breaking news, Eastern Cape, Elena Kagan, Embassies and Consulates, Fraud, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mthatha, News local news, newspapers, Patricia Millett, Secret trilogy, South Africa, World news
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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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Tagged Advance-fee fraud, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Connecticut, Fraud, IndepthAfrica, Malaysia, News local news, newspapers, Nigeria, Nigeria news Papers, Office, United States, West Africa, World news
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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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November 25, 2010 by benim
The motion by six top management staff of Intercontinental Bank, urging a Federal High Court in Lagos, to strike out the 23-count amended charge against them, was yesterday opposed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The officials, together … read more »
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October 26, 2010 by benim
Senior politicians and businessmen are among more than 100 people listed by Nigerian anti-fraud police as being unsuitable to run for political office. The EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) said those on the list were all being prosecuted for … read more »
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October 25, 2010 by benim
A West African fraudster has been jailed for more than eight years over his role in an airline ticket scam following his extradition to the US back in June. Ademola Ismaila Adegoke, 43, a Nigerian-born resident of Accra, Ghana, was … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, Ghana, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Accra, Africa news, airline, airline ticket, Bank card number, communication, Fraud, Ghana, Indepth Africa, Kumasi, Law, Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority, social engineering, Spamming, tickets, Transport law, travel-news, United States, United States District Court, Voice over Internet Protocol, West Africa
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October 19, 2010 by benim
At least two people have been killed and several hurt in clashes in Guinea’s capital Conakry ahead of Sunday’s presidential run-off, reports say. They say the street clashes were between supporters of one of the presidential candidates and police. The … read more »
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