By Bolanle Olabimtan The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has filed a fraud suit against former Senator Andy Uba, accusing him of involvement in a N400 million scam related …
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Government Impersonation ScamsPersonal
“Lagos Civil Servant Salau Mohroof Arrested for Impersonating Revenue Officer”
Salau Mohroof Adetolu, a civil servant attached to the Lagos State Local Government Service Commission, was arrested by the Anti-Crime Division of Okeodo Police Station. He faces allegations of impersonating …
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FinancialLottery & Sweepstakes Scams
“EFCC Arrests Hussain Ibrahim for Alleged Currency Racketeering”
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Hussain Ibrahim in connection with alleged currency racketeering involving the sum of N460,000. Ibrahim was apprehended …
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Suleiman Garba Bulkwang, the Director of Human Resources Management at the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), has been arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja. He …
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Business & Job Opportunity ScamsBusiness-Related
Yusuf Idris Arrested for Impersonating Nasarawa CP and Fraud
A 33-year-old suspect, Yusuf Idris, was apprehended by the Nasarawa State Police Command for posing as the state’s Commissioner of Police, CP Shehu Umar Nadada, and deceiving job seekers into …
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By Sarah Marshall Crime and court reporter Janet Rutt, 56, has been sentenced to two years in prison after exploiting her relationship with an elderly victim to steal thousands of …
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A man from Haringey has been sentenced to four years and nine months in prison after pleading guilty to a series of fraud and burglary offenses across Surrey and London. …
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Emily Coady-Stemp BBC News, South East Three teenagers were arrested after a 24-year-old Police Community Support Officer (PCSO), Olivia Morphew, was found with a ‘serious’ knife wound in her arm. …
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Government Impersonation Scams
Farooq Aman Arrested for Impersonating CM’s Secretary in UP
by Ananya MehtaFarooq Aman, 26, has been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police’s Special Task Force (STF) for allegedly impersonating the Chief Minister’s Personal Secretary to dupe people. Aman, a resident of …
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Fake Financial Services ScamsFinancial
Fraudster Gerald Smith Jailed for Defrauding Taxpayers to Pay Legal Fees
By Callum Cuddeford A fraudster, Gerald Smith, who owes the government tens of millions of pounds, has been jailed for defrauding taxpayers during the pandemic to cover legal costs. Smith, …