Teenage boys in the UK are being blackmailed by Nigerian crime gangs that pose as young women online - with the National Crime Agency offeri...

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced a major anti-corruption milestone, recovering nearly $500 million in...

Nigeria and China said this week they will cooperate in efforts to crack down on the increasing number of Chinese nationals taking part in f...

Thai Police have apprehended a Thai woman at Hat Yai International Airport for her involvement in a massive romance scam operation run by h...

Nigeria man indicted in sextortion scheme after South Carolina teen dies. 19 News Related stories:  Huntsville man admits to laundering mo...

Authorities say a Huntsville man is set for sentencing after he admitted he laundered money for Nigerian sextortionists. Acting U.S. Attorne...

A group of Nigerian scammers have been accused of pulling off a scam involving AI to impersonate Hollywood star Brad Pitt and dupe a woma...

Two Nigerian nationals were found guilty of defrauding $560,000 from an Albuquerque resident, the Department of Justice announced on Monday....

Nigeria's anti-graft agency said it had arrested 792 suspects in a raid on a building believed to be a hub for fraudsters who lured vict...

The parents of a British teenager who took his own life after becoming a victim of sextortion have made a direct appeal to criminals in Nige...

Two brothers from Nigeria were sentenced Thursday to 17 1/2 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexually extorting more than 10...

Police units around the world have joined forces in a series of covert operations targeting one of West Africa’s most feared criminal networ...

The Point of Sale (PoS) system, which is supposed to serve as a faster, safer and more efficient means of financial transactions for busines...

The Green Bible is the single-most important document in the Italian government’s war against an alleged Nigerian mafia. Bloomberg Investi...

Sextortion is the fastest-growing scam affecting teenagers globally and has been linked to more than 27 suicides in the US alone. Many of th...

A self-described scammer based in Nigeria has taken credit for a bizarre, failed attempt to auction off Elvis’ iconic Graceland property. E...

Two people have been arrested in Nigeria over an alleged sextortion attempt against an Australian schoolboy who took his own life. Australia...

The special investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu has requested the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to add ...

Nigerian athlete Favour Ashe was arrested on Thursday at his base in Alabama over multiple counts of theft and fraud, as stated by the Aubur...

A British-Nigerian man has confessed in a US court to defrauding and stealing more than $6m (£4.7m) over seven years. Idris Dayo Mustapha, 3...