Jack Bolgna et al wrote in their book titled “Corporate Crime Investigations” that all people in general are capable of committing an action of fraud. It is believed that doing something wrong or right is in the nature of all people. Thus, the obsession to live a flamboyant life makes many youths involve in scam, and Ponzi schemes.
These swindlers work on the slippery information carelessly released by the family members, friends or well-wishers unknowingly. Having obtained the needed information, they use fictitious stories to hoodwink their victims.
Lately, my auntie was defrauded of N150,000 by somebody who raised a false alarm that I was arrested in Canada, and that they needed money to secure my bail. The scammer cloned my voice and pretended that I was in distress, therefore I needed urgent succour to release me from the security entanglement. The most unfortunate thing was that my auntie did not reach out to me through my known mobile number to verify the authenticity of the claim. It was after the deed was done that, I received a call from her son that somebody said I was arrested and in need of financial help to liberate me from the security dragnet.
The apparent lesson here is that an attempt must be made to reach out to the supposed person in trouble prior to parting with one’s money, knowing that the scammers are always in hurry to consummate the deal.
Observably, a series of messages are being sent to hoodwink people to part with their…
