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RSN™ ScamScam A Scam is a confidence trick - a crime -  is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust through deception. Scams or confidence tricks exploit victims using their credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, irresponsibility, or greed and exploiting that. Researchers have defined confidence tricks as "a distinctive species of fraudulent conduct ... intending to further voluntary exchanges that are not mutually beneficial", as they "benefit con operators ('con men' - criminals) at the expense of their victims (the 'marks')". A scam is a crime even if no money was lost. News: 9 More Yahoo Boys Arrested In Lagos Nigeria

Nigerian Police Charge Nine Suspected Yahoo Boy Cultists To Court In Lagos

Nine suspected cultists who were undergoing initiation at Becan Graden, a popular entertainment spot (Became Garden) located at Bucknor Ejigbo area of Lagos State have been arrested and charged to court by the police.

Nigerian Police arrest 21 suspected criminals in renewed raid on Delta brothels

Nigerian Police arrest 21 suspected criminals in a renewed raid on Delta brothels

The nine suspected Yahoo Boy ritualist members, who were said to belong to Eiye fraternity, appeared before Magistrate Kubeyinje at an Ogudu Magistrate Court where they were granted bail to the tune of N50,000 each.

Police prosecutor, Mr. Lucky Ihiehie, told the court that the police were able to arrest the suspects following a distress call from the authorities of the hotel which was responded to immediately by a patrol team of Igando police division who arrested the nine while others escaped.

Those arrested were Tope Samuel (27), Victor Chimdi (24), Precious Kachi (22), Emmanuel Chijioke (21), Emmanuel Oluwafemi (21), Tobi Adebayo (25), Michael Adebayo (21), Christopher Agu (23), and Michael Ugochukwu (23).

They were said to be performing incantations at the hotel around 1 pm on November 14, 2018, which prompted the hotel management to raise alarm.

According to the prosecutor, items found on the suspects included hard drugs, bottles of codeine, wraps of Indian hemp and sachets of refnol tablets.

he Igando police transferred the suspects to the Anti cultism division of SCID Panti from where they went to court.

The matter has been adjourned till January 2, 2019.

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It is essential that law enforcement knows about scamsScams A Scam is a confidence trick - a crime -  is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust through deception. Scams or confidence tricks exploit victims using their credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, irresponsibility, or greed and exploiting that. Researchers have defined confidence tricks as "a distinctive species of fraudulent conduct ... intending to further voluntary exchanges that are not mutually beneficial", as they "benefit con operators ('con men' - criminals) at the expense of their victims (the 'marks')". A scam is a crime even if no money was lost. & scammers, even though there is nothing (in most cases) that they can do.

Always report scams involving money lost or where you received money to:

  1. Local PoliceLocal Police The Local Police is your first responder in most countries. In most English-speaking countries and in Europe report to them first. In other countries look for your national cybercrime police units to report scams to. In the U.S., Canada, & Australia, you must report to the local police first. – ask them to take an “informational” police report – say you need it for your insurance
  2. Your National Police or FBIFBI FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, the FBI is also a member of the U.S. Intelligence Community and reports to both the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence. A leading U.S. counter-terrorism, counterintelligence, and criminal investigative organization, the FBI has jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crimes, including financial fraud. (www.IC3.gov)
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