Social Media Scams

Jigawa State, Nigeria — July 13, 2025 Police in Jigawa State have confirmed the arrest of Abubakar Gossima, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), following a controversial social …

SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA — Authorities have arrested Siang Sokunthea, a 39-year-old woman, for online fraud after she scammed numerous customers through a fake Facebook shop. On July 11, 2025, the …

A 30-year-old man, Saaif Ahmed Didi from Ma. Rabeeu, has been arrested following multiple scam allegations, aided by public assistance. According to police reports, Saaif was apprehended yesterday in Hulhumale …

Hollister Woman Arrested After Cyber-Tip Alleges Lewd Acts with Minor HOLLISTER, Calif. — A disturbing cyber-tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) led to the arrest …

Two men from Delhi, Amit alias Aarav (23) and Mohd Rizwan (24), were arrested for running an online romance scam by posing as young, unmarried women on social media to …

BRISTOL, Conn. — Richard Stark, 58, was arrested for allegedly making threats against the CEO of Bristol Health via social media. Police arrested Stark today at 4:48 p.m. following an …

Three individuals have been convicted for internet and financial fraud by courts in Kaduna State, following prosecutions by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). …

ILORIN, Nigeria — Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Ilorin, has convicted and sentenced multiple individuals for crimes ranging from illegal possession of solid minerals to internet fraud. …

Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, July 3, 2025, sentenced Olalere Kehinde Barnabas to two years in prison for committing internet fraud. Barnabas was …

PARIS, France — Algerian international footballer Youcef Belaïli was arrested on Wednesday, July 2, at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport following an altercation with an Air France crew during a …