Africa
Nigeria: Interpol arrests 75 suspected cyber criminals linked to Nigeria's Black Axe Cult
The coordinated operation targeted Black Axe cells - one of Nigeria's mightiest criminal groups - as well as others from West Africa.
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Africa
US Court sentences former aide of Nigeria’s state Governor to five years in prison over fraud
Abidermi Rufai attempted to steal nearly $2.4 million from 12 US agencies, including about $500,000 in pandemic-related unemployment benefits.
DL News
Africa
Three Nigerian men charged for allegedly defrauding entities, including US universities
The three, Olabanji Egbinola, Oludayo Kolawole John Adeagbo, and Donald Ikenna Echeazu are facing charges of wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, and aggravated identity theft.
DL News
US
The Trump Organization has been charged with tax fraud. What could that mean for the former president’s company?
The former president himself has not been charged by prosecutors, but they say investigations are ongoing.
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Courts
Businessman bailed GHC100,00 for trafficking Nigerians to Ghana
Bright, facing five counts of human trafficking, pleaded not guilty. According to prosecutors, he lured the victims, aged between 19 and 25, with promises of decent employment but later forced them into online romance scams.
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Africa
Sextortion case: Two arrested in Nigeria after Australian boy's suicide
Australian police say the teenage victim had traded explicit images with a person online before they began making threats and demanding money.
BBC
Tech
Romancing with AI? Lawsuit claims bots pose as suitors on Tinder
Online dating company Match Group is suing the developer of an app using AI to pose as human male suitors. Match Group also alleges a second app misleads its customers by diverting them to the OnlyFans subscription site.
LAW.COM
Tech
'Overwhelming consensus' on AI regulation - Musk
Tech bosses attending the meeting included Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and Google boss Sundar Pichai.
BBC
Courts
High Court dismisses contempt case against North-Tongu MP
The MP was cited for contempt for allegedly throwing and kicking a court process against him at the premises of Metro TV.
DL News
Courts
Court directs Rev. Kusi Boateng’s lawyers to properly serve Ablakwa on contempt application
The MP has been cited for contempt by Rev Kusi Boateng for allegedly throwing and kicking a court process at the premises of Metro TV after the latter sued and secured an injunction against him.
DL News
Courts
Rev Kusi Boateng's ‘purported’ process servers not from Judicial Service- Ablakwa on contempt application
He notes that his search has revealed that the process servers who purportedly served him, do not belong to the Judicial Service.
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Courts
Alleged conflict of interest: Rev Kusi Boateng secures injunction against Ablakwa's further publication
The MP in recent weeks had made allegations bothering on conflict of interest and corruption against Rev Victor Kusi Boateng concerning some aspects of the financing of the National Cathedral project.
DL News
Crime
Court remands accountant over ¢69k fraud
Mr Wundowah allegedly collected nine Chinese-made security doors from the complainant, Madam Lydia Osei, a trader, with the pledge to pay her through a company’s cheque account but failed to do so.
GNA
Crime
26 persons arrested for suspected cybercrime at Kasoa
The suspects are expected to be screened, and those found culpable would be processed to court.
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Crime
Beautician in court for alleged fraud
The facts stated that Kornortey informed the complainant who was her client that, Kwao had some USA dollars in a wooden box from the republic of Benin, adding that some rituals needed to be performed before the said money could be utilized
GNA
Europe
Beating cyber attacks-Migrate data unto cloud sources-Roger Sels
One crucial thing in Africa and the Middle East is that connectivity at home is a bit of a hitting miss. If you are living in a rural location
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Crime
Nigeria Police arrests alleged fraudster who hacked a bank server to steal N1.87 billion
The suspect who is the kingpin of a syndicate that specialises in hacking into the servers of banks and corporate agencies, was arrested after he hacked the Flex-Cube Universal Banking System (FCUBS) of a first generation bank.
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Business
BoG moves to regulate AI use in Ghana’s financial sector
Speaking at the 43rd Annual General Meeting of the Ghana Association of Banks in Accra, Dr Asiama said artificial intelligence could significantly improve areas such as credit assessment, fraud detection, customer service, risk management a...
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US
Abu Trica accused of using AI in alleged $8m romance scam targeting elderly Americans
According to U.S. court documents, Kumi and his co-defendant, Daniel Yussif, allegedly led a criminal network that defrauded more than 80 elderly victims of over $8 million.
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General
US Justice Department, Ghana AG discuss cooperation on transnational crime
In a post on its official social media platform, the division said it had welcomed Dr Ayine as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral law enforcement relations.
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