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It’s impossible to catalog all the perpetrators but most scams are the same old song, slightly different verse. Scam Alerts editor  says it’s trite but true — if a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is. For a complete tour of Scamland, check the scam news below,  Use the search box to look for specific scams. Please note that we post all samples of such scam for you to examine and act fast

‘California lady regains consciousness days after ‘Yahoo boy’ transports her to Nigeria,’ according to reports. [Video/Audio]
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‘California lady regains consciousness days after ‘Yahoo boy’ transports her to Nigeria,’ according to reports. [Video/Audio]

Agency Report Agency ReportJune 15, 2022June 15, 2022
According to a social media report, a lady from California, United States, raised an alarm and accused a yet-to-be-identified suspected Yahoo boy of bringing her to Nigeria through devious means....
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Nigerian Lottery Scam -Be Warned

Agency Report Agency ReportJanuary 31, 2015
A Canadian story - In 2009, a Canadian man in a well celebrated scam lost $150,000 to Nigerian Lottery Scam. John Rempel of Leamington, Ontario, got an email way back...
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Victims claims fraudsters used charm to dupe her of N1.2m

Codewit Personnel Codewit PersonnelJanuary 15, 2015
A widow, Adebisi Jinadu, who fell a victim of fraudsters and in the process losing the sum of N1.2m, believes she was charmed by the fraudsters who defrauded her of...
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EFCC Press Release : Fraudster In EFCC Net Over N5m Bank Alert Scam

Codewit Correspondent Codewit CorrespondentAugust 4, 2013
The EFCC on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 arrested a notorious fraudster who specialises in defrauding unsuspecting members of the public through fraudulent bank credit alerts. Wale Olaide (a.k.a Wale Dollar)...
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NIGERIA: EFCC Arraigns Akinluyi Akintunde For $6.9m Scam

Maris Naomi MarisMarch 16, 2013
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, 13 March, 2013 arraigned Akinluyi Akintunde (a.k.a Akin Cindy) before Justice Bolaji Yusuf of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in...
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NIGERIA: ‘We swindled American, European widows’

Maris Naomi MarisFebruary 17, 2013
About two years ago, you hardly could go to any cyber café in Benin-City and get space to work. And each time you get space, there was always a drama...
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Nigeria: Internet Scammers Caught By EFCC

Maris Naomi MarisJanuary 5, 2013
After defrauding unsuspecting Nigerians and foreigners for many years, two Nigerian undergraduates and six others Friday ran out of luck, as they were hauled into the custody of the Economic...
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What Happens When People Actually Fall For Those Nigerian Email Scams

Codewit Correspondent Codewit CorrespondentJanuary 14, 2012
Just in case you needed a couple more reasons to delete that Nigerian email scam in your inbox, how about about kidnapping and the stinging international embarrassment for falling for...
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The Love Trap : exposing scammers in Kualar lumpur

Alex AlexDecember 30, 2011May 19, 2022
Most of us have figured out by now that transferring our life savings into a Nigerian bank account is a mug's game. We know there's no royal fortune. No multi-million...
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Scam alerts: RE””””’UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES

Codewit Editor Codewit EditorAugust 1, 2010
Scammers at their best. If you have recived any kind of this email that claims that the sender  comes from united nation. Pease ignore it. it is a scam. if...
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