Tag: internet fraud
NANS executive Adeyemi Abiodun of FUOYE jailed for N195m internet fraud
He was arrested by operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on March, 30, 2022, alongside 79 others in…
Ademola Toheeb convicted for internet fraud in Ibadan
Bello was ordered to forfeit the sum of N246,695.00 domiciled in his three different bank accounts and one iPhone X…
Court jails fraudsters Ernest James
The defendant was arrested on September 15, 2021, in the Ajah area of Lagos State, following creditable intelligence received by…
Kaduna man Mark Paul bags one year jail for Internet fraud
Paul fraudulently presented himself as Peter Weller, an American Bitcoin manager, to his victim, one David Fred, on Facebook and…
Busayo Tiamiyu, 2 others jailed for internet fraud in Ibadan
Justice Agomoh sentenced Tiamiyu to fourteen months imprisonment, Ijiola to five months jail term and Oladimeji to eight months imprisonment.
Chibuzor jailed 2 years, Ayuba docked for internet fraud
Justice Afolabi thereafter, convicted and sentenced Chibuzor to two years imprisonment with an option of a fine of N200,000.00.
Smart, Casmir convicted of internet fraud in Asaba
Justice Olubanjo convicted and sentenced the defendants to five years imprisonment with the option of a fine of N1 million…
Gabriel Kingsley bags 8 months imprisonment for internet fraud
Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna High Court, on Wednesday, sentenced one Gabriel Kingsley to eight months imprisonment for internet…
Three brothers jailed for internet fraud in Edo
Three siblings, Emmanuel Udofa, ThankGod Udofa and Jonathan Udofa were on Thursday, convicted and sentenced to prison by Justice Efe…
Folarin, Chidera jailed for internet fraud in Lagos
The Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, November 26, 2021, secured the conviction and…
Idongesit Mfon, two others convicted for $10,000 internet fraud in Uyo
The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured the conviction of three men on…
27 internet fraudsters, 4 others jailed in Port Harcourt
The convicted Internet fraudsters were arraigned separately on one count charge bordering on impersonation and obtaining by false pretences.
Mother, son, 3 others remanded in jail for internet fraud
Justice Balogun ordered the defendants remanded in a Correctional Centre and adjourned the matter till August 26, 2021 for ruling…
Lucky Ebhogie, mother and 2 others land in EFCC net
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested the quartet of Lucky Ebhogie, Richman…
12 students sent to jail for internet fraud in Enugu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Office has secured the conviction of 12 students before Justice I.M…
Internet fraudster Abraham Umuibe to sweep Abuja school for 90 days
An FCT High Court, sitting in Kubwa, Abuja on Tuesday ordered a 21- year-old student, Abraham Umuibe to sweep Mpape…
EFCC arrests 4 internet fraud suspects in Makurdi
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Makurdi Zonal Office have arrested four suspected fraudsters at a popular…
Club owner, 14 others arrested for internet fraud in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the EFCC, have arrested a club owner, alongside 14 other suspected internet fraudsters.
Movie producer Eneji, 19 others arrested for internet fraud
Emmanuel Eneji, a 23-year-old movie producer and nineteen others have been arrested in Calabar by the EFCC for alleged internet…
10 Yahoo Yahoo apprentices arrested in Abuja, academy head on the run
Ten apprentices learning the intricacies of computer-related fraud known as ‘Yahoo-Yahoo’, have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes…
10 internet fraud suspects arrested in Lagos
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, have arrested 10 persons for their alleged involvement…
Internet fraud: UNILORIN student Abdulsamad changes plea to ‘not guilty’
University of Ilorin student, Itanola Abdulsamad will on 29 October face fresh trial before Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara…
EFCC unveils four UNIPORT undergraduate scammers in $111,500 Internet fraud
Operatives of the Port Harcourt zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested four students of…
Internet fraud suspect makes U-Turn in Ilorin
A 24 year-old internet fraud suspect, Babatunde Muhammad Bashir, today informed a Kwara state High court in Ilorin of his…
EFCC amends internet fraud charge against Chinonso Okoroji
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has re-arraigned Okoroji Chinonso Stanley on an amended charge before Justice Giwa Ogunbanjo…
No mercy: Court jails internet fraudster Akinbamidele in Ilorin
A Kwara state High Court Wednesday convicted and jailed cyber fraudster Akinbamidele Femi John, following his arraignment by the Economic…
How politicians inspire ‘Yahoo Yahoo Boys’
Yeni Kuti, daughter of Fela Anikulapo Kuti has shared a piece of her mind regarding the perpetrators of cybercrime popularly…
N223m found in bank account of Ekiti internet fraud kingpin
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said it has traced N223million in illicit transactions in the bank account of the…
We are guilty, five Internet fraudsters admit in court
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday arraigned five internet fraudsters before Justice N.E. Maha of the Federal…
Court jails Internet fraudster four months
Justice Mohammed Abubakar of the Federal High Court 1, sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced one…