The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a Nigerian tech enthusiast, Sapphire Egemasi, over multi-million dollar fraud. Egemasi’s arrest is connected to a large-scale fraud scheme that targeted multiple US government agencies. The tech enthusiast, who operates a Devpost account, was arrested in April in Bronx, New York, alongside other co-conspirators, including Samuel Kwadwo Osei, who is reported to …

In a sweeping international operation targeting a surge in online sexual extortion scams, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced the arrest of 22 Nigerian nationals accused of orchestrating a series of sextortion schemes that have led to the suicides of more than 20 teenage boys in the United States since 2021. The arrests were the result of Operation …

The Presidency yesterday clarified that the investigative records on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu which a United States court ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to release are not new. Presidential Adviser on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga said there is nothing revealing in the 30-year-old reports. Also, one of the President’s counsel during …

Anambra State government has commenced an investigation into the $3.3 million romance fraud case involving the newly elected chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state, Franklin Nwadialo, in the United States, according to Sunday PUNCH. An earlier report revealed that the Anambra council boss was  arrested in Texas by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for allegedly running …

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reportedly arrested the newly elected chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area (LGA) in Anambra State, Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo, on arrival at an airport in Texas, United States. Nwadialo was nabbed on charges linked to a $3.3 million romance scam. In a statement, the US department of justice said Nwadialo is facing a 14-count …

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to help with the arrest of two Nigerian fugitives wanted over healthcare fraud in the United States. Babatunde Shodiya and Yinka Jamiu were on 25 September indicted by a grand jury at the U.S. District Court of Minnesota over a scheme that saw healthcare providers …

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a new warning to Americans that they should exercise caution when scanning QR codes with their smartphones because cybercriminals tamper with the codes to steal login and financial information. A QR code—the square barcode that people can scan with their smartphone cameras—can provide quick and convenient access to a website or to …

An Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos, has admitted more documents in evidence against Ismaila Mustapha, the socialite better known as Mompha. Mompha alongside Ismalob Global Investment Limited, his company, are facing an eight-count charge of conspiracy to launder funds obtained through unlawful activity, retention of proceeds of criminal conduct, laundering of funds obtained through unlawful activity, failure to disclose assets …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said that a High Court sitting in Kaduna, presided over by Justice Darius Khobo, had convicted and sentenced one Solomon Eke to three years imprisonment for impersonation. The anti-graft agency wrote on its verified Twitter handle @officialEFCC, on Monday that Eke, who had operated a Facebook account with the name Kelvin James, was convicted for impersonating an …

Many will hate to admit it, but it seems that, perhaps, it has become quite lucrative these days to be a cybercriminal.   Firstly, it is a thriving business. For instance, according to the FBI, there was a 207% increase in in reported case of cybercrime reports between 2008 and 2021, and almost $7 billion (₦3,223,080,000,000) in losses last year. In …