The loans targeted by scammers, called Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOCs), are ones that a bank will extend to a homeowner, using their home as collateral.

In 2025, Africa Check investigated over 20 scams circulating online in Nigeria, from Facebook pages impersonating popular ...

Henry Nzubechukwu refuted claims of orchestrating a $2.5 million romance scam. He spoke about the social impact of these ...

WHEN a shameless ‘Yahoo Boy’ romance scammer turned his crosshairs on Tracy Cray, little did he know he had picked on the ...

As deepfakes become increasingly sophisticated, the sheer amount of money being lost to online scams piled up in 2025.View on ...

The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre has commenced the profiling of a Nigerian socialite, Nzube Ikeji, who allegedly posed as the Dubai Crown Prince to defraud a Romanian woman, simply ...

Nigerian socialite Henry Ikeji denies involvement in a $2.5m romance scam, calling the accusations a targeted plan to destroy ...

While you might be looking for love this week, the FBI warns scammers might use your heart to get to your money. Many people ...

There is a blueprint for pulling off what has come to be known as the “Fake Dubai Prince” scam, and it often involves a meticulous, months-long effort to gain a victim’s trust before robbing them of ...

In 2026, we expect scams to persist, especially as tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI) become more widely used. In this guide, we highlight several scam trends to watch out for and explain ...