LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has narrated how suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo Boys, allegedly stole over N7.2 million from a serving judge’s bank account in the middle of the night. Olukoyede said the money represented six years of savings the judge had kept…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A young man in his early 30s in Uyo, identified as Utibe Eteffia committed suicide by taking lethal poison after falling victim to cyber criminals popular known as Yahoo Boys, who cleared out his account to the tune of N2.5 million. Prior to his death, the deceased who ran a POS business…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Internet fraudsters popularly called yahoo boys are suspected to have cleared all the money in the bank account of a Kogi civil servant , Mallam Ibrahim Zakari in Lokoja at the weekend. City and Crime gathered on Tuesday that the incident happened when the victim who works in the Ministry of Water…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kogi State Government has threatened to demolish houses occupied by internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys in the state. The State Security Adviser, retired Commander, Jerry Omodara gave the warning when he appeared on Monday’s edition of the “State of Kogi” a Radio Kogi Audience Participatory programme which was monitored…
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 MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Zonal Command of the Nigeria Police Force, Zone 16, has arrested and detained four personnel involved in the alleged abduction and extortion of N20 million from two suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys, in Bayelsa State. DAILY POST gathered that the arrested police personnel confessed that two civilian accomplices,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-PSG and Brazil forward Neymar has been the victim of an online bank robbery, with around €37,000 being illegally removed from his accounts. The total amount (€37,000) was removed from Neymar’s accounts in smaller sums and the PSG star was not the only victim of the scam. Spread the love PSG and…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two children (boy and girl) of a serving soldier were on Monday knocked off from a motorbike to death by a vehicle allegedly driven by suspected internet fraudsters (Yahoo Boys). The accident, which occurred in Auchi, Edo State, also claimed the life of the motorbike rider, who was conveying the children home…