Chao Zheng, 30, of Monterey, California, has been sentenced to eight years in prison and ordered to pay $325,000 in restitution for his role in an internet scam that defrauded …
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Bank scamOnline and TechSmishing Scams
Nigerian Fraud Syndicate Busted for Forging International Cheques
Operatives of the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 2, Onikan, Lagos, have arrested three individuals suspected of running a sophisticated fraud syndicate that specialized in forging cheques from …
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Charges filed this week against Ronald G. Goodman, Sr., 57, allege he helped escaped prisoners commit a series of burglaries in Green and Iowa counties last May. Goodman allegedly did …
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Online and TechRomance Scams
Akanbi Akorede Afeez and Three Others Convicted for Internet Fraud in Kwara
Akanbi Akorede Afeez, a student, was sentenced to two years in prison by Justice Suleiman Akanbi of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on December 9, 2024, for his …
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Online and TechOnline Dating & Sextortion Scams
Internet Scammer Nelson Ozor Arrested for Blackmailing Footballer
MICHAEL AKINOLA Police intelligence operatives from the Commissioner of Police Special Squad 2 in Lagos State have apprehended a 22-year-old suspected internet scammer, Nelson Ozor, who allegedly posed as a …