The management of Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, has called on the police to arrest and prosecute job scammers and their victims, warning the public to be wary of fraudsters offering employment in the hospital’s name. “Why will I collect money to give jobs? I work with integrity. I have advocated that both the…
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You might start seeing less of those annoying spam text messages asking you to call a mysterious number or click a link for a shopping deal, if a new proposal from the Federal Communications Commission gets approved. The FCC announced in a statement on Monday that acting chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and colleagues are proposing new…
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Police said that the scam involved men who were lured to west-end locations where they expected to meet a woman. Author of the article: Staff Reporter Ottawa police headquarters Photo by Tony Caldwell /Postmedia Ottawa police have arrested a third suspect in a series of extortion incidents that occurred through an online dating app since August.…
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An endless variety of virtual creatures scamper and scuttle across the screen, struggling over obstacles or dragging balls toward a target. They look like half-formed crabs made of sausages—or perhaps Thing, the disembodied hand from The Addams Family. But these “unimals” (short for “universal animals”) could in fact help researchers develop more general-purpose intelligence in…
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Sandile Shezi, the young South African bitcoin trader who is facing fraud charges, has denied allegations he scammed shareholders in his Global Forex Institute. Shezi: Shareholders Signed Up for Education, Not Investments Despite his rejection of the allegations, a spokesperson for the country’s police told the Sunday Times newspaper that Shezi has agreed to turn…
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James Nolan was arraigned by the EFCC in Abuja on October 18, 2021.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arraigned two British nationals, James Nolan and Adam Quinn (at large), before Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court in Abuja.They were re-arraigned for their alleged complicity in the controversial Process and Industrial…
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By Mark Hunter15 hours agoMon Oct 18 2021 08:18:35 Reading Time: 2 minutes Crypto-skeptics have praised Steam’s decision to ban blockchain games from its platform Blockchain-based games and those issuing NFTs and cryptocurrencies are now prohibited Many comments cited crypto scams and the environmental cost of the industry Cryptocurrency and NFT skeptics rejoiced over the…
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KULAI: A young woman’s hopes of finding a part-time job to supplement her income led her to lose RM41,000 instead after she was scammed by a syndicate through social media. The 24-year-old clerk, who asked to be identified only as Wong, said she came across an advertisement for employment opportunities while scrolling through Facebook on…
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KUALA TERENGGANU: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) has taken action against 42 cases linked to precious metals scams in the country since January 2019 to October this year. KPDNHEP enforcement director Azman Adam(pix) said it included fraud cases involving online purchase of gold at below-market prices. He said the 42 cases involved…
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