Social Media Scams

AKURE, ONDO STATE — The Ondo State Police Command has arrested two individuals in connection with a high-profile N25 million internet fraud carried out via a Facebook scam, according to …

Raymond Cruz, known for his role as Tuco Salamanca in Breaking Bad, was arrested on Monday, September 8, on suspicion of misdemeanor battery. The incident occurred around 10:40 a.m. in …

LONDON — Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has called on police to prioritize serious crime after comedian and writer Graham Linehan was arrested over gender-critical social media posts. Linehan, best …

SAN ANTONIO — Kendra Noel Manning, a 25-year-old cosplaying social media influencer, was arrested on Saturday after making a bomb threat at the San Japan convention held at the Henry …

LAGOS — Operatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 have made significant strides in the fight against cybercrime, arresting 38 individuals suspected of being …

In the past year, authorities have apprehended 67 individuals accused of running online scams that defrauded more than 25,000 victims nationwide of Rs106 crores, police announced Friday. A total of …

Uttar Pradesh’s Cyber Crime Police arrested Ahmed Nawaz and Aman on June 13 in connection with a large-scale online fruit and vegetable trading scam. The duo is accused of defrauding …

Two men were arrested for attempting to dupe a jewellery showroom in Delhi’s Rajendra Nagar using fake e-vouchers. The accused, Mahender Singh (26) of Sikar and Sandeep Singh (25) of …

In a shocking case of online fraud turned violent, Faridabad Police’s Sector 30 Crime Branch arrested three men for robbing and abducting two businessmen from Tamil Nadu. The arrests were …

n a major breakthrough, cybercrime investigators arrested three individuals allegedly involved in an elaborate pan-India stock trading scam that duped victims of over Rs2 crore. The scam typically began by …