A nightly raid on the outskirts of Accra led to the arrest of some 50 Nigerians on suspicion of online fraud. Ghana has been ...

Izunna Okonkwo, a dual United States–Nigerian citizen, has been indicted alongside five other individuals of different ...

A French woman who lost her life savings to scammers pretending to be American actor Brad Pitt is seeking to unmask at least three Nigerians her legal team accuses of defrauding her. The scammers ...

Claims surfaced in December that a convicted international fraudster, Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, had been released.

Ecobank Nigeria has warned customers to be on alert with increased scam activities during the festive period while assuring ...

December is the peak season for fraud, and every holiday, thousands of people fall victim to fake discounts, cloned websites, and suspicious transfers. December comes with food, travel, family ...

Patricia Calhoun of Twin Falls, Idaho, is a very generous woman. Particularly with my phone number. Last Wednesday, my direct line at Westword started ringing before eight in the morning, and it ...

For anyone selling pricey merchandise on the Internet, beware greetings from Nigeria. After years of flooding mailboxes, fax machines and e-mail accounts with artfully written letters promising ...

Scammers tricked their French victim into believing she was in a relationship with Pitt - Copyright GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File Andrew Harnik Scammers tricked ...