South Africa’s financial watchdog allocates R200 million to combat crypto scams by Abimbola Samuel July 11, 2025 0 On Wednesday, South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) announced a R200 million investment to be deployed over the next ...
EFCC chair cautions Nigerians on fraudulent crypto investment schemes by Abimbola Samuel July 10, 2025 0 On Thursday, the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, urged Nigerians to exercise caution ...
Chinese regulators warn citizens against stablecoin scams amid rising hype by Abimbola Samuel July 7, 2025 0 Chinese authorities have warned against illegal fundraising schemes involving stablecoins and digital asset investments. In a statement released on Monday, ...
Lagos Yahoo Boy impersonates Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee co-chair, steals $250,000 in crypto by Abimbola Samuel July 5, 2025 0 Ehiremen Aigbokhan, a Lagos-based Yahoo Boy, has stolen over $250,000 in cryptocurrency by impersonating Steve Witkoff, co-chair of the Donald ...
SEC raises alarm over fraudulent crypto platform ‘CMTRADING’ by Abimbola Samuel June 21, 2025 0 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the regulatory body for Nigeria’s capital market, has issued a warning to Nigerians about ...
Mitroplus Labs founder abducted in Uganda, $500,000 stolen from digital wallets by Abimbola Samuel May 20, 2025 2 Festo Valbi, the founder and leader of Mitroplus Labs, a crypto education hub in Africa, was abducted on Saturday, May ...
EFCC removes Elie Bitar from CBEX wanted list, cites error in ongoing investigation by Abimbola Samuel May 15, 2025 0 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has delisted Elie Bitar from its wanted list, acknowledging a mistake in its ...
EFCC declares four Kenyans wanted in $840 million CBEX ponzi scam by Abimbola Samuel May 2, 2025 0 Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared four Kenyan citizens wanted over their alleged involvement in a large-scale ...
U.S. Secret Service recovers $7 million from cryptocurrency scam by Abimbola Samuel March 24, 2025 0 The United States, under the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia and the Secret Service, has said ...