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Nigerian online scams are everywhere. This case led to guilty plea in Erie federal court
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe FBI gets thousands of complaints about online scams every year. Many involve Nigerians. Many...
Scams targeting KY seniors are getting ‘more sophisticated.’ How to avoid, report them
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 11 months agoScams targeting senior citizens cost victims more than $3 billion last year, and it’s an issue...
With therapy dog at side, Meadville woman, 68, sentenced for Nigeria-related mail fraud
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA 68-year-old Meadville woman with arthritis and other chronic health problems — including anxiety...
Nigeria takes Binance execs hostage in bid to prop up its unpopular currency
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoWhen a country's currency is crashing, it usually means the market has concluded that the place is...
As a TikToker living in Nigeria, I was constantly exposed to ignorant comments. Now I use humor to...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCharity Ekezie has 1.4 million TikTok followers.Photography by Adedayo Adesilola and screenshots...
Head of scam that used feigned love to get elderly to send money sentenced in Tarrant
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoA Grand Prairie man who was a leader in a criminal enterprise that targeted elderly people in a...
US soldier at Fort Bragg sentenced for running romance scam
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoA former Army service member stationed at Fort Bragg was convicted of running a romance scam.Pfc....
Three women sent their loved ones’ ashes to a TikTok artist in Georgia. It was all a scam.
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoKari Ide wanted to do something beautiful in her mother's memory, so the woman from Maryville,...
Tallmadge officer helps investigators crack international online dating scam
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIt started with a local report of an online dating scam. What followed involved multiple states,...
'Sweetheart swindles': Romance scams rake in up to $1B per year
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor's note: This story was originally published in 2023. The man met Elizabeth Stevens on...