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 ...

Meta removed 10.9 million Facebook and Instagram accounts linked to “criminal scam centers” last year, the company announced on Wednesday.

We're investing in new technologies, introducing anti-scam tools, and collaborating with partners to make our platforms safer ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Peiyuan Niu, a 40-year-old Chinese national, wanted over an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretence. In a public notice by ...

A Nigerian nurse in Canada trends on social media after giving a breakdown of what she earns per hour The nurse revealed her age and mentioned that she worked for a total of 78.75 hours She calculated ...

Chinedu Ekuma once pioneered a more efficient way to make solar panels. Now he’s fighting to stay out of prison.

For many Nigerians, the dream of travelling abroad has turned into a nightmare because of fake travel agents. Pricing flights and visas with an unknown agent is very risky because, at the beginning of ...

The UK’s Online Crime Centre, launching next month, will bring together government, police, intelligence agencies, banks, mobile networks and tech firms to take coordinated action against cyber fraud.

Fraudsters will be stopped in their tracks by a new online crime squad, set up to disrupt the gangs behind Britain’s most ...

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 ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has raised alarm over what it called an alleged plan to siphon nearly N20 billion from the ...