Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
N2bn fraud: Buhari’s PA, Onochie calls for probe of Fani-Kayode by EFCC, ICPC: President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie has called for the probe of Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Transparency needed in securing a vaccine: The world over, the Covid-19 pandemic has taken lives and devastated livelihoods, businesses and industries. An effective and safe vaccine is the best hope of ensuring a return of normalcy, but that …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Putin says happy birthday to Lukashenko as protests rage: Russian President Vladimir Putin used a birthday phone call on Sunday (August 30) to invite Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko to visit Moscow, as protests continue to rage in Minsk. President …: “Fraud” – BingNews
2nd Iowa judge backs GOP, rules at least 14,000 ballot requests invalid: An Iowa judge ruled on Friday evening that 57,000 absentee ballot request forms that had personal information filled in were improperly sent out …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Denial of GST compensation will crush federalism, says Bengal Finance Minister: West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Sunday took a dig at Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s “Act of God” remarks and said asking States to borrow for the shortfall of the GST revenue …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Letter: Why doesn’t Trump seek increased post-office funding to handle voting by mail?: Letter writer wonders, with the prevalence of voting by mail, why President Trump doesn’t seek more funding for the post office to handle the volume.: “Fraud” – BingNews
‘Richard Scott Smith Left These Women With Nothing’: Directors Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady On Showtime Docu-series ‘Love Fraud’: The Oscar-nominated directors discuss their new Showtime docu-series about a man named Richard Scott Smith, who conned countless women and took their money and dignity over a 20 year period.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Locked up: The criminals jailed in Greater Manchester this week: There was the pair with more than 400 offences between them jailed after stealing pensioner’s wallet. And t. Despite the coronavirus outbreak, and recent UK lockdown, prison sentences are still being …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Thousands of Israelis gather in Jerusalem for weekly anti-Netanyahu rallies: Smaller protests also took part in other parts in Israel, including overpasses and outside Netanyahu’s private house in the upscale town of Caesaria …: “Fraud” – BingNews
ICPC quizzes NDDC directors over alleged diversion of N5.474 bn meant for the purchase of PPEs for health workers: The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has quizzed top management staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), over allegations of various acts o …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Call the Customer – Old but gold, this is still one of the most effective ways to weed out potential threats. You probably get the customer’s number when you’re getting their information (make it mandatory and not optional). Call them to see if the number is legit, are you able to get through? Does the number belong to the customer or to someone else?