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

In recent years, Nigeria has gained notoriety as a global hub for internet fraud, a subset of cybercrime popularly known by the slang “yaho...

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...

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...

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 notorious Instagram influencer from Nigeria has been jailed for more than 11 years in the US for his role in an international fraud syndi...

A 28-year-old Nigerian has been arrested in relation to a cybercrime ring involved in phishing, internet, romance scams and money laundering...

The charismatic head of the Intelligence Response team of the Nigeria Police Service, Abba Kyari, has been suspended pending the investigat...

  Two Nigerian men have been arrested for allegedly scamming a German state that tried to buy 2.3m euros (£2m) of personal protective equipm...

A Nigerian citizen living in Canada was extradited to the United States on Thursday to face federal charges after allegedly taking part in a...

Nigeria Police operatives have rescued an American lady confined in a Lagos hotel where she was held against her wish for over a year. For...