…shipping transactions. Funds collected from victims were allegedly funneled through bank accounts and businesses in Rhode Island, Idaho, and elsewhere, with significant proceeds ultimately sent to Nigeria. Members of the conspiracy also allegedly purchased vehicles with illicit proceeds that were shipped overseas. Abud…
…performance of my life.I gushed to Daniel about our future. I let him talk about "our" bank accounts and nodded like a woman in love."I want everything to be ours, babe," Daniel said that night, his thumb tracing my ring finger. "No secrets.""No secrets," I echoed, smiling.I let Mom replace my flowers and decorations.…
…Nasir el-Rufai's lawsuit against the ICPC and three other agencies over threats to his bank accounts and propertiesPresiding Judge Joyce Abdulmalik ruled that the former Kaduna governor filed similar suits before two different courts within 12 days, constituting an abuse of court processEl-Rufai had sought N1 billion i…
…to come from known suppliers and creditors, tricking victims into sending payments to bank accounts the fraudsters controlled instead of the actual suppliers. One victim, a small utility trailer company in Mississippi, provided a victim impact statement that was read at the sentencing hearing about the effect this frau…
…fraud, warning applicants against making payments to agents, individuals or personal bank accounts in exchange for grants or guaranteed allotment. It also advised applicants not to share passwords, PINs or one-time passwords, and to verify unexpected payment requests or online links through official channels before tak…
…on transportation while trying to resolve the issue. The widow advised people with bank accounts to ensure someone they trust, particularly their spouse, knows their banking details and PINs in case of an emergency. "If you are not doing this thing because of weakness or anything, you are doing it based upon trust and…
…million and $7.3 million a month.Diamond said she has approximately $10,300 in cash and bank accounts, alongside $5,000 in other personal assets. The filing also noted that Chris had given her two cars and two designer gifts. She said she lives with their daughter, Lovely Symphani Brown, and that Chris pays her monthly…
…Court in Lagos has ordered commercial banks to place a “Post No Debit” restriction on bank accounts operated by the Osun State Government over a $13.9m arbitration award in favour of Gamji Nigeria Company Limited. Justice D.E. Osiagor issued the interim order following an application filed by Gamji through its counsel,…
…settled between us."He was trying to use you. I'd double check your bank accounts and any money he can access as your husband."I walked into Ben's hospital room the next morning holding a folder of papers, just like he'd asked.But I wasn't alone.The hospital administrator stepped in behind me.Two attorneys and a quiet…
…bills and newly acquired SIM cards through associates to facilitate the opening of bank accounts. He alleged that the ATM cards were subsequently collected for fraudulent transactions. Several mobile phones were also recovered from the suspect, who, alongside the exhibits, was transferred to the State Criminal Investig…
…to distribute personally sensitive photographs of the victim. The conspirators used the bank accounts of victims and individuals with United States-based financial accounts to transfer the money to South Africa. On certain occasions, the conspirators convinced victims to open financial accounts in the United States tha…
…of Representatives is probing a suspected fake government agency linked to dozens of bank accounts and an alleged N400m transaction, while FCT Minister Nyesom Wike says a Tinubu defeat in 2027 could make him a political target of Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi. Below are the details of these trending stories and others:…
…allegedly raised N9.5 million, which was paid in instalments into three different bank accounts bearing different names. Despite the payment, the victim was not released and the abductors allegedly threatened to k!ll her. The victim eventually managed to escape, leaving behind personal belongings. "In continuation of i…
…belonging to the New York charity being transferred from the Maryland organisation to bank accounts that were not associated with the intended recipient. The U.S. Attorney’s Office commended the FBI Baltimore Field Office for investigating the case, as well as authorities in Ghana, including the FBI Legal Attaché in Ac…
…investment opportunities while promising substantial returns and allegedly used fake bank accounts to make the scheme appear legitimate.Chan is accused of posing as Love's investment adviser and allegedly sending him messages about supposed lucrative investment opportunities. Love then allegedly forwarded screenshots o…
…used to give the entities an appearance of legitimacy and facilitate the opening of bank accounts in their names.The emergence of another purported agency within a federal government office has expanded the scandal beyond the PFIPC and raised fresh questions about weaknesses in the verification and oversight mechanisms…
…intelligence has revealed that terrorists are using crowdfunding networks, women’s bank accounts and SIM cards registered to deceased persons to raise and move funds for operations in Nigeria. The NFIU said foreign-based facilitators solicit donations through social media under humanitarian or educational claims before…
…for terrorist operations. This is as the agency said terrorist financiers were opening bank accounts in women’s names as well as using phone numbers for mobile banking or account alerts that are not registered to the account holder or the true beneficiary. The disclosures are contained in the NFIU’s 2025 Annual Report,…
…who incidentally are also some of the least technologically advanced nations, experience bank accounts bursting at the seams. Most people in those countries are excited, but the more discerning are becoming alarmed. The latter are worried not because they are less patriotic but because they are aware of historical prec…
…across Africa in a sophisticated campaign designed to take over victims’ smartphones and bank accounts.Brands including DStv, Takealot and South African Airways, as well as the South African Revenue Service (SARS), are reportedly being used to make fraudulent messages and websites appear legitimate.Cybercriminals hijac…
…subcommittee found that more than $40 million in suspicious foreign funds moved into US bank accounts between 2000 and 2008 through Abubakar's wife, Jennifer Douglas, including $14 million sent to American University via offshore shell companies. Despite the findings, the report did not produce criminal charges against…
…appointed receiver and provisional liquidator, effective August 3, 2026.The company’s bank accounts have been frozen as the liquidation process begins.
…THAN OUR INSTITUTIONS BY DIRECTING EFCC TO VACATE AN ORDER ISSUED TO BANKS ON OSUN BANK ACCOUNTS. "13. I WILL NOT VOTE FOR A PRESIDENT WHOSENONLY KNOWN RELATION IN THE WORLD IS OYETOLA,WHO CARRIES DUAL CITIZENSHIP,WHO IS AN ALLEGED DRUG BARON,WHOSE ENTIRE IDENTITY IS SHROUDED IN ABSOLUTE SECRET. WHO HAS NO CLASSMATE. E…
…his brothers, including claims concerning hundreds of thousands of dollars and alleged bank accounts. He argued that such claims should be supported by evidence and proper investigation. VDM also revisited his earlier claim that Peter had told him that Nigerian rapper Phyno had been scammed by Jude Okoye and would test…
…and subsequently using the cards to fraudulently withdraw funds from the victims’ bank accounts,” the PPRO said. Abutu stated that the Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State Command, Michael Falade, had directed that the investigation be intensified with a view to identifying other members of the syndicate and establishin…