Scam – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:04:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Scam – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 FRSC Denies Recruitment Rumors, Warns Against Scammers https://www.theinfostride.com/frsc-denies-recruitment-rumors-warns-against-scammers/ https://www.theinfostride.com/frsc-denies-recruitment-rumors-warns-against-scammers/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:00:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=394263 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has dismissed reports circulating online about an ongoing recruitment exercise, urging job seekers to beware of scammers. This clarification was made in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by the Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide. He emphasized that the warning became necessary due to fraudulent attempts to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/frsc-denies-recruitment-rumors-warns-against-scammers/feed/ 0 Marriage Is Not A Scam If You Are With The Right Person – Anita Joseph https://www.theinfostride.com/marriage-is-not-a-scam-if-you-are-with-the-right-person-anita-joseph/ https://www.theinfostride.com/marriage-is-not-a-scam-if-you-are-with-the-right-person-anita-joseph/#respond Thu, 27 Apr 2023 16:05:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=346055 Nollywood actress, Anita Joseph has come out to address those claiming marriage is a scam. This is coming following many negative reports about some marriages in recent weeks, and fans have been reacting. According to her, marriage is super sweet and she can only advise men and women to make sure they find the right [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/marriage-is-not-a-scam-if-you-are-with-the-right-person-anita-joseph/feed/ 0 Rampant Cheating And Divorce Is Proof That Marriage Is A Scam – Pere https://www.theinfostride.com/rampant-cheating-and-divorce-is-proof-that-marriage-is-a-scam-pere/ https://www.theinfostride.com/rampant-cheating-and-divorce-is-proof-that-marriage-is-a-scam-pere/#respond Thu, 08 Dec 2022 17:02:18 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=337505 Ex-BBNaija housemate, Pere has come out to say that marriage is a scam. He recently had his say via his social media page, and fans have been reacting. According to him, if anyone disagrees with him, he only needs he or she to explain why there is a high rate of divorce and couples cheating [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/rampant-cheating-and-divorce-is-proof-that-marriage-is-a-scam-pere/feed/ 0 All My Accounts Are Verified, Stop Getting Scammed By Impersonators – Flavour https://www.theinfostride.com/all-my-accounts-are-verified-stop-getting-scammed-by-impersonators-flavour/ https://www.theinfostride.com/all-my-accounts-are-verified-stop-getting-scammed-by-impersonators-flavour/#respond Thu, 14 Jul 2022 21:51:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=328486 Popular singer, Flavour has met with an American lady who was almost scammed by one of his impersonators. He recently made this known via his social media page, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, he feels really sad that people still get scammed using his image, and this is because all his accounts [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/all-my-accounts-are-verified-stop-getting-scammed-by-impersonators-flavour/feed/ 0 Instagram has new security feature to help users whose accounts have been hacked https://www.theinfostride.com/instagram-has-new-security-feature-to-help-users-whose-accounts-have-been-hacked/ https://www.theinfostride.com/instagram-has-new-security-feature-to-help-users-whose-accounts-have-been-hacked/#respond Sat, 17 Jul 2021 22:17:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=301063 Instagram has rolled out a new security feature for those users whose accounts have been hacked. Called ‘Security Checkup’, this new feature adds an extra layer of protection to accounts that have been previously compromised. The feature is going to check login activity; review profile information, confirm the accounts that share login information, and also [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/instagram-has-new-security-feature-to-help-users-whose-accounts-have-been-hacked/feed/ 0 Google to Eradicate Play Store App List That looks Like Scam https://www.theinfostride.com/google-to-eradicate-play-store-app-list-that-looks-like-scam/ https://www.theinfostride.com/google-to-eradicate-play-store-app-list-that-looks-like-scam/#respond Mon, 03 May 2021 17:50:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=292494 Google has announced a new policy and guidelines for the Play Store that focuses on making app listings more accurate and clean; making them less terrible to look at. The new guidelines also affect screenshots and videos that are posted with the app listing and are meant to demonstrate the app’s features and functionality. These [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/google-to-eradicate-play-store-app-list-that-looks-like-scam/feed/ 0 Court Sentences Fake Travel Agent to Seven Years in Jail for Visa Scam https://www.theinfostride.com/court-sentences-fake-travel-agent-to-seven-years-in-jail-for-visa-scam/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-sentences-fake-travel-agent-to-seven-years-in-jail-for-visa-scam/#respond Fri, 26 Mar 2021 20:07:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=288507 Justice Emeka Isiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State has convicted and sentenced a fake Travel Agent: Iheanacho Chikwendu, to seven years imprisonment for defrauding her victims the sum of N9,000,000.00( Nine Million Naira only). He was jailed on March 19, 2021 after a four- year trial in a 10- count [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-sentences-fake-travel-agent-to-seven-years-in-jail-for-visa-scam/feed/ 0 Tinder releases New Method of Detecting Scam https://www.theinfostride.com/tinder-releases-new-method-of-detecting-scam/ https://www.theinfostride.com/tinder-releases-new-method-of-detecting-scam/#respond Mon, 14 Dec 2020 19:33:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=278296 Experts from the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) have warned that scammers are posing ‘as charming women’ on Tinder; in the hopes of luring victims into investment scams. It’s the go-to dating app for many people around the world, but if you use Tinder, a new report may ring alarm bells for you. The [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/tinder-releases-new-method-of-detecting-scam/feed/ 0 Nigerian Man Arrested for Fraud in India https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-man-arrested-for-fraud-in-india/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-man-arrested-for-fraud-in-india/#respond Tue, 10 Nov 2020 22:30:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=274132 Police in Mumbai, India have arrested a Nigerian man who posed as a UK-based doctor and perpetrated a series of love scams targeted at Indian women. Reports monitored in the Indian media indicate that the Nigerian man was identified as Fulgence Kuoadia. The culprit, based in the Indian capital, Delhi, allegedly befriended Indian women on [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-man-arrested-for-fraud-in-india/feed/ 0 Cheating Men And Women Are Making Relationships Look Like A Scam – BBNaija’s Alex https://www.theinfostride.com/cheating-men-and-women-are-making-relationships-look-like-a-scam-bbnaijas-alex/ Thu, 26 Dec 2019 01:27:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=243727 Ex BBNaija star, Alex has blasted a man who talks about how much he loves his wife on social media but cheat on her behind her back. She had her say as she wrote about “Detty December.” According to her, it is sad for married people and others in a serious relationship to cheat on [...]

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]]> Supreme Court Verdict Proves Atiku Was Scammed By His Lawyers – BMO https://www.theinfostride.com/supreme-court-verdict-proves-atiku-was-scammed-by-his-lawyers-bmo/ Thu, 31 Oct 2019 01:43:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=239724 The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has come out to say that the Supreme Court’s quick affirming of the election of Muhammadu Buhari as President is a reflection of the beauty of democracy and the supremacy of the law. In a recent statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju in Abuja, BMO hailed the Supreme Court [...]

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]]> Any Upcoming Reality Show In My Name Is A Scam – Banky W https://www.theinfostride.com/any-upcoming-reality-show-in-my-name-is-a-scam-banky-w/ Sun, 28 Jan 2018 04:02:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=197520 Banky W has said that the rumoured reality TV show allegedly being put together by himself and his actress wife, Adesua Etomi, is a scam He instantly refuting the claims that the rumoured show titled, “Mansions of Madness,” for which five thousand Naira is being demanded for auditions, is a 419 scam. He shared a [...]

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]]> Muhammadu Buhari’s Version Of YouWiN Is A Scam – Awardee https://www.theinfostride.com/muhammadu-buharis-version-of-youwin-is-a-scam-awardee/ Sat, 15 Jul 2017 19:42:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=172080 Supposed awardees of ‘YouWiN’ under the administration of president Muhammadu Buhari, has said that the empowerment program has left them worse off and frustrated. Former President Goodluck Jonathan launched the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria (YouWiN) program with plenty of fanfare circa 2012. YouWiN was fashioned to help young entrepreneurs and women float their [...]

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]]> Babangida Aliyu Arrested Over N5B Scam In Niger State https://www.theinfostride.com/babangida-aliyu-arrested-over-n5b-scam-in-niger-state/ Thu, 06 Apr 2017 09:22:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=161081 The EFCC has reportedly arrested the immediate past Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, over an alleged scam involving N5billion. In a report by Punch Newspaper, Aliyu, who served between 2007 and 2015, was arrested by the anti-graft agency on Tuesday after he was invited by the commission. The ex-governor, was reportedly detained after interrogation [...]

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]]> Musiliu Obanikoro Linked Again To N400m Scam https://www.theinfostride.com/musiliu-obanikoro-linked-again-to-n400m-scam/ Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:05:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=147256 There are strong indications that the former Minister of state for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro might be invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) again. According to Punch, an EFCC source revealed that it was discovered during an investigation, that Obanikoro was involved in an alleged N400m scam. The source said “As part of [...]

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]]> Toyin Aimahku Clear Her Name In Alleged Scam https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-aimahku-clear-her-name-in-alleged-scam/ Sat, 30 Jul 2016 15:43:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=138169 Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimahku, has denied allegations connecting her to an alleged fund-raising scam for the operation of Ahmed Mayowa, a lady diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. Aimahku has in a video gone viral appealed to well meaning Nigerians, in a bid to raise a sum of 100,000 dollars for the treatment of the patient. Things [...]

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]]> EFCC Arraign Olugbenga Obadina For N2.4bn Contract Scam https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arraign-olugbenga-obadina-for-n2-4bn-contract-scam/ Fri, 15 Jul 2016 18:37:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=136237 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Managing Director, Almond Properties Ltd., Olugbenga Obadina, in the Federal High Court, Abuja, on an eight-count charge bordering on money laundering. The EFCC arraigned Obadina on Friday for receiving over N2.4 billion from a former National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, for electricity contracts [...]

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]]> EFCC Question Sullivan Chime Over $115M Election Bribery Scam https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-question-sullivan-chime-over-115m-election-bribery-scam/ Sat, 11 Jun 2016 14:09:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=131972 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has interrogated former Enugu State governor, Sullivan Chime in connection with the $115 million election bribery scam which was allegedly supervised by former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Chime was questioned on his participation in the fraud at the EFCC’s zonal office in Enugu. He reportedly denied sharing the [...]

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]]> Mercy Johnson Hilariously React To A SCAM Message https://www.theinfostride.com/mercy-johnson-hilariously-react-to-a-scam-message/ Sun, 24 Apr 2016 13:42:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=126548 In times past, countless Nigerians have fallen victim to scammers who send text messages to their mobile phones proclaiming that they won a gift which they should pay to collect. One of their latest target is Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson. Here’s the message she got recently: ‘hi Mercy Johnson, you just won a new laptop [...]

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]]> Reekado Banks Warns Fans Against Online Scam https://www.theinfostride.com/reekado-banks-warns-fans-against-online-scam/ Wed, 30 Dec 2015 01:24:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=116024 Records act, Reekado Banks has issued a scam alert, warning his fans and followers of accounts diverse accounts in his name and requesting details of followers for fraudulent use. A message on Facebook from a spoof Reekado Banks account had earlier gone viral which claims the fast rising music act is running a promo and [...]

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]]> Don Jazzy Shares Scam Alert https://www.theinfostride.com/don-jazzy-shares-scam-alert/ Wed, 09 Dec 2015 13:05:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111551 Nigerian music Legend, Don Jazzy has quickly reacted to a message that has gone viral online, which says that Mavin records is about to unveil new acts in 2016 and interested artistes should pay a sum of 45,000 naira into a bank account. The message was sent using a parody account of popular blogger, Linda [...]

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]]> EFCC Faults Tukur, Four Other’s Bid To Quash Charges Over 1.5b Naira Subsidy Scam https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-faults-tukur-four-others-bid-to-quash-charges-over-1-5b-naira-subsidy-scam/ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 23:40:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=102331 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, opposed bids by Mahmud Tukur and four other defendants, standing trial in a N1.5billion subsidy scam, to quash charges preferred against them. The other defendants are:  Ochonogor Alex, Abdullahi Alao and their companies: Eterna Plc and Ax Energy. They are standing trial before Justice Lateef Lawal [...]

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]]> Pension Scam: Re-arraignment Stalled As Accused Collapses In Court https://www.theinfostride.com/pension-scam-re-arraignment-stalled-as-accused-collapses-in-court/ Tue, 29 Apr 2014 23:15:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/04/pension-scam-re-arraignment-stalled-as-accused-collapses-in-court/ A Federal High court sitting in Ibadan, capital of Oyo state today postponed the re-arraignment of a former Oyo State Head of Service, Mrs Kudirat Iyabo Adeleke and 11 others implicated in a N5.6 billion pension scam, after one of the defendants collapsed when the court was taking their pleas. Oguntayo Banjo, who had an [...]

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]]> N1.4 Bn Subsidy Scam: Court to Rule on Jurisdiction https://www.theinfostride.com/n1-4-bn-subsidy-scam-court-to-rule-on-jurisdiction/ Tue, 25 Mar 2014 21:46:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/03/n1-4-bn-subsidy-scam-court-to-rule-on-jurisdiction/ Justice Olasumbo Goodluck of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja has adjourned to June 4, 2014 for ruling on whether the court has jurisdiction to hear the N1.4 billion oil subsidy case involving the duo of Helyn Aninye, Chizobam Aniebonam and their company, Pon-specialized Services Limited. The accused persons who are alleged to have [...]

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]]> Court Discharge Bankole Over Alleged N894m Contract Scam https://www.theinfostride.com/court-discharge-bankole-over-alleged-n894m-contract-scam/ Fri, 14 Feb 2014 19:18:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=21066 Respite came the way of the erstwhile Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Dimeji Bankole, Friday, as the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, discharged and acquitted him over allegation that he used fake companies and defrauded the federal government to the tune of N894 million while he was in office. . While [...]

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]]> Kerosene Subsidy Is A Scam —Central Bank Governor https://www.theinfostride.com/kerosene-subsidy-is-a-scam-central-bank-governor/ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 11:38:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=17614 The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi yesterday described the kerosene subsidy claim by NNPC as a scam saying that claims by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, of spending money on kerosene subsidy are not credible. . Sanusi made the declaration at the resumed Senate Investigative Public Hearing [...]

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]]> EFCC To Arraign Rev. David Kim Pam for N40.2m Scam in Jos https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-to-arraign-rev-david-kim-pam-for-n40-2m-scam-in-jos/ Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:14:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-to-arraign-rev-david-kim-pam-for-n40-2m-scam-in-jos/ The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will tomorrow Thursday November 21, 2013 arraign one Reverend David Kim Pam, Chairman Goodliving Multi Purpose Cooperative Society at the Plateau State High Court, Jos on a 10-count charge that borders on stealing, fraudulent misappropriation and criminal breach of trust. The suspect allegedly abused his position as Chairman [...]

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]]> N2.055bn Scam: EFCC Arraigns Four for Defrauding Union Bank https://www.theinfostride.com/n2-055bn-scam-efcc-arraigns-four-for-defrauding-union-bank/ Wed, 20 Nov 2013 07:39:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/n2-055bn-scam-efcc-arraigns-four-for-defrauding-union-bank/ The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 arraigned Salisu Liman (alias Zico), Isaiah Friday, Azaaior Samuel and Dan Asabe Ibrahim before Justice L.B Lawal-Akapo of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, on a three count charge bordering on conspiracy to defraud, contrary to section 323 of the Criminal Law [...]

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