LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fraudsters weekend hacked the WhatsApp number of a former senator representing Lagos Central, Tokunbo Afikoyomi, defrauding his friends of millions of naira. It was learned that though some of his friends were smart enough to call the senator before parting with money, which the fraudsters solicited on his behalf on Satuday, others…
LAGOS JANUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On December 31, 2021, Bankole Clement woke up happy to see the last day of the year. Like many people, he had exciting New Year celebration plans for himself and his family. He was looking forward to entering 2022. But Bankole soon started receiving debit alerts for transactions he never carried out….
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Judgment day finally came for two Nigerian fraudsters, Tobilola Ibrahim Bakare and Alimi Seun Sikiru as they lost cash and properties in upscale Lekki axis of Lagos to the Federal Government following their arrest and successful prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The forfeited assets include the sums of…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Twitter accounts of major companies and individuals have been compromised in one of the most widespread and confounding hacks the platform has ever seen, all in service of promoting a bitcoin scam that appears to be earning its creator quite a bit of money. We don’t know how it’s happened or…
LAGOS APRIL 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has warned internet fraudsters to desist from using his name, pictures or any representation of his person and brand, to defraud unsuspecting individuals on the internet. In a statement on Sunday signed by Obi’s Special Adviser, Barr Valentine Obienyem, Obi warned…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Evidence has emerged that Assistant Director in the State House, Laetitia Dagan,was probably assassinated by yahoo boys. ‘Yahoo boys’ is a terms used to describe those who engage in advanced fee fraud. Dagan, 47, was killed about 11pm on Monday at her residence in Abuja. According to the ThisDay, the late director…