Fake romance to missed deliveries: How to protect yourself from three common scams
Getty Images Nobody thinks they will become the victim of a scam, until they…
Food festivals across UK exploited in AI-powered scam, BBC finds
One trader says her "heart sank" after discovering she had lost money through a…
Join street-begging instead of dating for money – Emeka Ike advises ladies
Veteran Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike, has described dating for financial benefits as "romantic scam".…
Dozens ‘ripped off’ in £500,000 building ‘scam’
Sian and Simon Romsey lost thousands after paying a deposit for extensive building work.
Ghanaian influencer extradited to US over $8m scam targeting elderly Americans
He is accused of using romance scams to defraud $8m, with the alleged profits…
Fraudster jailed over multi-million pound PPE scam
Craig Morris was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison at Northampton…
Big tech must deal with scam ads under Ofcom proposals
Ofcom says more than half of UK adults have encountered potentially fraudulent ads online.
FBI raids compound, arrests over 130 in Ghana over fraud
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has raided a suspected fraud compound…
Alleged $75k romance scam: IK Ogbonna denies involvement, EFCC invitation
Nigerian movie star, IK Ogbonna, has denied involvement in a viral alleged romance scam.…
‘Add me to WhatsApp’ scam calls to be investigated
The UK's data watchdog is investigating a spike in complaints about "robo calls" that…
Bella Shmurda reacts to $4m property scam report
Afrobeats star, Abiola Ahmed Akinbiyi, popularly known as Bella Shmurda, has debunked reports alleging…
I almost fell for an AI job scam because the usual red flags weren’t there. Here’s how I caught it.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Daniel Harnack, a data analytics…
QR codes being used to exploit people as reports of scam grow
Scammers set up a monthly subscription of £60 from Les Howard's account after he…
I thought I was dating Jon Bon Jovi. Ten months later, I realized I’d been scammed out of $10,000.
This story is based on an interview with Leslie Pickett, 55, a mortgage lender…
Iyanya – Scam
Iyanya, a musician from Nigeria, has released a new single titled “Scam” from his…
PSA: Amazon’s shopping AI can now tell you if that message is a scam
Amazon is turning to AI to help fight scammers, the company announced on Wednesday.…
