Operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested four suspects for sending fake transaction credit alerts to their victims. A statement on Monday by the EFCC Spokesman Dele Oyewale said the suspects were arrested within Maiduguri metropolis in Borno State, following intelligence on their fraudulent acts. Oyewale said preliminary investigations showed that …

One of the phone numbers linked to Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has been compromised, and the perpetrators are trying to extort money from unsuspecting individuals. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Emmanuel Ogbeche disclosed this in a statement shared on Facebook on Sunday. Ogbeche urged members of the public to disregard any unsolicited messages seeking financial assistance, …

With cryptocurrency fraud and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scams making headlines, I had thought Nigerian email schemes were a thing of the past, akin to the bygone days when a scammer might offer to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge. So I was surprised to come across an article about a 62-year-old Swedish divorcee named Maria Grette. She had set up a dating profile and soon …