Scammers are exploiting the Israel/U.S.-Iran conflict with offers of huge payments in return for help with stranded veterans ...

A global investigation involving state and federal police has led to the conviction of two scammers for their role in a vicious sextortion plot that drove a NSW boy to suicide. On Wednesday, a ...

The jailing of two Nigerians whose online scam resulted in the death of a NSW teenager shows social media is not an open free-for-all.

Nigerian startup NativeID has launched a free digital identity platform to help small businesses protect themselves from ...

New wave of publishing fraud mimics lonely hearts swindles of old – swapping promises of true love for the fantasy of literary acclaim. And the wooing process is now fully automated ...

Africa Check exposed over 20 online scams in Nigeria where fraudsters used AI deepfakes, cloned bank sites and fake relief offers to steal money and data.

IN SHORT: These Facebook accounts use the name and logo of LAPO Microfinance Bank, a reputable financial services provider in Nigeria, to offer non-existent loans to Nigerians. But the accounts are ...

Writing ahead of a long-awaited fraud strategy being published, Home Office minister Lord Hanson says a new squad will use AI ...

A 30-year-old man, Hanif Muhammad Umar, has been taken into custody by the Bauchi State Command of the Nigeria Security and ...

The Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin has sentenced a Nigerian man, Edward Evbagharu, to one year in prison for his role in money laundering in Ireland.Evbagharu, 46, allowed his bank accounts to ...

The rapid digitalisation of Nigeria’s education sector was meant to signal progress, faster registration, computer-based testing, ...

Ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 elections, digital rights advocate Wale Bakare speaks on how AI networks could spread misinformation ...