cybercrime

LAGOS, NIGERIA — A Federal High Court in Ikoyi has sentenced nine Chinese nationals to one year in prison each for involvement in internet fraud and cyber-terrorism. Justice D. E. …

In a major cybercrime case, four employees of a private bank — including a branch manager — were arrested in Bulandshahr for their alleged involvement in a Rs1.93 crore scam …

The Odisha Crime Branch successfully arrested seven cyber fraudsters linked to a massive Rs 1.4 crore IPO investment scam, recovering Rs 4 lakh from their possession. The accused include Jyothi …

In a major breakthrough, the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissionerate arrested six individuals from Balangir district for allegedly defrauding a man of Rs 78 lakh through a fake trading app scam promising …

Koida police arrested Bijay Kumar Pradhan, a 43-year-old resident of CRP Square, Bhubaneswar, for allegedly cheating over 300 people by promising loans under government schemes. The scam unraveled after a …

A young Agniveer soldier, Abhishek, posted in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir, became the victim of a digital scam shortly after arriving in Delhi. On May 18, near Metro Gate No. …

The Vizianagaram One Town police cracked a major job fraud racket that scammed unemployed youth by promising government jobs in the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat. Four gang members were arrested, and …

A former serviceman, A Baskar (60), and his wife, B Anusya (58), were arrested in Cuddalore for allegedly duping two men of Rs17.5 lakh by promising government jobs. The complaint …

BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. — Allen Lamont Charles, 48, a Butte College police officer, has been held to answer on multiple serious charges, including possession and distribution of child pornography and …

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, secured the conviction of two internet fraudsters, AbdulAfeez Oluyide Olaitan and Agbo …