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- 19 Jan 2016
N5Bn SMEs Intervention Loan: It’s 419 Message- FG
Ministry of Budget and National Planning has denied sending releasing any message on social media calling on individuals and Corporate Organisations to apply for N5 Million Small and Medium Scale…
- 27 Oct 2013
Cruz Recants “419” Comments, But Not Sorry
Ted Cruz, US Senator who accused Nigerians of being scammers; has made a half hearted apology to Nigeria but did not recant his stand that Nigerians are scammers. Instead he said his spokesman said…
- 18 Jan 2010
Battling 419 with NICE
This is an era of knowledge – based economy; the Internet has become a veritable tool for business, communication and social empowerment. Unfortunately a few Nigerians have misappropriated the…
- 6 Jun 2024
EFCC Arraigns TSTV, Executives over Alleged Tax Evasion, 419
Federal government has dragged two top executives of Telecom Satellites Limited (TSTV), to court over alleged tax evasion, money laundering and advanced fee fraud offences. The accused are Dr Bright…
- 27 Apr 2026
EFCC Declares Tejuosho, City Boys Movement’s Women Leader Wanted over "419"
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC,) has declared Halimat Adenike Tejuosho, a women leader of the City Boys Movement, wanted. Halimat Adenike Tejuosho, A notice issued by the EFCC on…
- 26 Nov 2013
Match.com Sued for $1.5Bn over “Nigerian” 419 Photos
A Florida woman has filed a $1.5 billion class-action lawsuit against online dating site Match.com, alleging the website allowed photos of her and thousands of others to be used illegally to create…
- 16 Jul 2020
Interpol Indicts American for "419" in Nigeria
International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has that it has established a case of fraudulent activities by John Mitchener, an American corporate player in Nigeria. Mitchener had been…
- 11 Sept 2013
US Jails Nigerian Fraudster 3 Years for 419
Emmanuel Ehkator, a Nigerian who was investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) for criminal conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in the United States of America has…
- 19 May 2015
Hackers Targeting Oil Companies Traced to Nigeria
Security researchers have uncovered a major new targeted attack seemingly originating from Nigeria and designed to steal official documents which can be used in follow up 419 scams against oil…
- 29 Jul 2015
2328 Victims in 54 Countries Loss Billions to Nigerian Scammers- FireEye
FireEye, a renowned security vendor has opened a lid on a new group of 419 scammers using keyloggers and other malware to divert potentially millions of dollars in payments from over 2000 victims…
- 19 Jan 2009
Financial E-mail Spam Soars
Financial scammers’ activities seem to be increasing in spite of effort by stakeholders in the e-payment sector of the economy to educate people on their antis. Last week, some scammers sent…
- 9 Jan 2016
Why Nigeria is Safe To Shop Online- Supermart.ng Co-founder
Gbolahan Fagbure, Co-CEO of Supermart.ng, has said that Nigeria is one of the safest place in the world to shop online. Fagbure who spoke recently with journalists in an interview said that it…
- 23 Dec 2024
Egueke, Former Bank Manager Jailed for $46,900 Fraud
Fidelis Egueke, former bank manager, , has been convicted and sentenced to six months in prison by an Asaba, Delta State Chief Magistrate’s Court for defrauding a victim of $46,900. Chief Magistrate…
- 27 Jul 2014
Global Red Alert over RAT, New Scam from Nigeria
Palo Alto Networks has warned of new risk to businesses from relative malware 'novices', following a report that internet scammers from Nigeria have changed their tactics and are now more…
- 15 Mar 2010
6 Yrs After: Police, Politicians Frustrate Cyber Crime Bill
Myriad of bottlenecks have combined to delay the passage of Cyber Crime Bill, touted as solution to the seemingly intractable challenges posed by cyber criminals, unarmed but lethal gang of…
- 18 Sept 2018
CBN May Be Shooting Itself with MTN Witch-Hunt- Expert
Tunji Andrews, a Lead Economist at Time, Trade and Commodities (TTAC), has said that the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) may not be making the best decision after all with the harassment and heavy…
- 4 Feb 2020
Biggest, Worst Personal Data Leaks of 2019
Last year, hackers didn’t just hack — they also collected billion-account databases from breaches and leaks that had occurred years ago, only to sell them for profit. However, eight breaches were…
- 6 Sept 2018
MTN: Our Story on CBN’s Letter on CCIs and AGF’s $2Bn Tax Compliance Demand
Following the receipt of the letter from the Central Bank of Nigeria on foreign exchange repatriation, MTN Nigeria (“the Company”) has today provided an update on the company’s position on the issue.…
- 2 Aug 2017
5 Common Twitter Scams to Avoid
Created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone and Evan Williams and launched in July of that year, Twitter is today one of the world’s most popular social media networks. The…
- 25 Aug 2013
21 Banks Sign Up New ID Card System
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC –Nimcee), has issued licences to 18 Nigerian banks to become ‘issuing partners,’ while three others still await final clearance to join the team as…
- 19 Oct 2009
Nollywood: Experts Identify Burning Issues at Roundtable
The Goethe-Institut Nigeria and Communicating for Change (CFC) recently held a roundtable event on the Nigerian film industry, looking at the issues affecting its future, as well as the progress that…
- 24 Jun 2013
Cyber Crime Killing Nigeria’s Economy-Ajayi
Engineer Lanre Ajayi is the president, Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) and former president, Nigerian Internet Group (NIG). He is also the managing director of Pinet…
- 18 Sept 2015
MasterCard Enumerates Self Protection Tips from Online Fraudsters
You receive an email and it claims that you have won a cash prize, but you don’t recall entering a competition. It says that to receive the money, you will need to share your banking details – what…
- 28 Feb 2013
Senate Debates Computer Hacking, Anti-419 Law
David Mark, Senate President has restated the commitment of the National Assembly to enact a law that would criminalise computer misuse (hacking) and fraudulent electronic funds transfer, otherwise…
- 16 Nov 2015
NIMC DG Set to Bow Out, Says Commission Achieves Paradigm Shit
Chris Onyemenam, ‎director general/CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), who will exit as the DG/CEO of the commission this week after eight years of active service, said the…
- 29 Jun 2009
Using Courier Business for what it is not
Courier service as an organized professional system of receiving items, packages, messages or documents is guided by variables such as security, speed and trust. In recent time the courier business…
- 11 Aug 2008
nigeriafraud.org Out to Fight Online Crime
nigeriafraud.org, an initiative put together by Michael Gbadebo, and one already gaining currency with Nigeria IT professionals has been launched to fight the increasing activities of online…
- 22 Jul 2016
Globacom Unveils New TV Comedy, Prof. Johnbull
It was fun and laughter all the way in different homes across Nigeria on Tuesday night as the trio of Nigeria Television Authority (NTA Network), NTA International and Startimes kicked-off the…
- 24 Jun 2015
Oracle Extends Comprehensive Enterprise Cloud Portfolio
Larry Ellison, Oracle executive chairman of the Board and CTO announced new additions to the Oracle Cloud Platform, a comprehensive, integrated suite of services that make it easier for developers,…
- 7 Jun 2015
Top Drivers of ICT President Buhari Can Pick as CommTech Minister
If President Muhammadu Buhari is indisposed to keeping Mrs. Omobola Johnson, the immediate and pioneer Minister of Communication Technology who is believed to have laid a solid foundation for…