by Deborah Dan-Awoh The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a four-member syndicate accused of impersonating its Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, in a fraudulent scheme valued at $1 …
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By Chris Moffat Justice Rosemary Oghoghorie of the Federal High Court in Calabar, Cross River State, has convicted eight internet fraudsters, following a successful prosecution by the Economic and Financial …
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By Harmony Olebu In a significant move in Nigeria’s battle against financial crime, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a wanted alert for Bolaji Akinduro, the Executive …
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A mother of two, Tahra Wyntjes, 24, has been sentenced to 28 months in prison after stealing nearly $600,000 from Australian taxpayers through a fraudulent GST scheme. Appearing in Victoria’s …
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BY: Fiona Audley Two men have been sentenced for an online car-buying scam that involved taking vehicles from unsuspecting victims without making payments. Thomas Roberts, 30, and 25-year-old Shane McDonagh, both …
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By Michael O’Toole Two Irish nationals, Nicolas Longin Codreanu, 21, and Armando Ion Codreanu, 23, are facing serious charges after being implicated in a scam that defrauded hundreds of thousands …
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By Philip Dewey Louise McGrath, also known as Louise Sweeney, 49, defrauded the Wales Council for Deaf People out of £25,000 while serving as the charity’s chief executive. The former …
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A fraudster who scammed a blind man out of £185,000 has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison. Mark Stanner, 42, from Macclesfield, Cheshire, used a call …
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Pamela Tickell BBC News, North East and Cumbria Three men have been imprisoned for stealing over £50,000 from vulnerable and often elderly victims through fraudulent schemes. Adam Rankin, 32, from …
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A man has been charged with “fraud by abuse of position” while serving as treasurer for a Freemasons lodge. Raymond Godby, 73, of Station Road, Abbots Ripton, appeared at Cambridge …