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Crime Financial Crimes Nigeria Top Story

‘Protect your ATM card, scammers on the prowl,’ EFCC warns

The EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Mr Dele Oyewale, cautioned the public about ATM swap fraudsters, stating that the commission had received numerous complaints concerning the issue. Oyewale, in a statement released in Ibadan and provided to newsmen, highlighted the EFCC’s investigations linking unauthorised bank withdrawals to Automated Teller Machine (ATM) debit card swapping Read More…

Crime Fraud Metro

Police nab fraudsters using dollar argument scam

Police authorities in Lagos State have apprehended a group of fraudsters who have been using a devious scheme to deceive unsuspecting passengers by pretending to argue about a stash of dollars in their vehicle’s trunk. The Lagos State Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest of the three suspects, consisting of two men and Read More…

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Crime Fraud Metro

Police nab three suspected fraudsters including female at Idumota Market

In Lagos, a recent police operation led to the apprehension of three suspected fraudsters, one of whom was a female, within the bustling Idumota market on Lagos Island. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson for the police command, officially confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Tuesday. Hundeyin explained that the suspects were captured by Read More…

Real Estate Top Story

Lagos intensifies construction sites surveillance

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday warned residents on the activities of extortionists and fraudsters at construction sites, parading themselves as state officials, warning residents to be on the look out. The General Manager of the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory (LSMTL), Dr Abiodun Tajudeen, said in a statement in Lagos that the agency had Read More…