Directorate of State Services (DSS) alerts Nigerians about new fraud tricks

The Director of DSS, Abubakar Bubuche, gave the warning yesterday in Abuja. He said: “This is to inform the general public about the activities of a criminal syndicates’ style of operation include, among others, the
use of computer animation to strip their victims and put their nude pictures on Facebook and other social media platforms.

The gang calls up their potential victims and orders them to pay certain amount of money to a given account numbers or have their personal pictures edited and posted nude on the internet.”

He said the Service received various complaints, which prompted its agents to swing into action, leading to the arrest of 2 people in connection with the internet fraud. The suspects – Shettima Baba Shehu, 35, and Abdullahi Hassan, 22 years, were arrested in Maiduguri, Borno State.

He added that: “The public may wish to note that this syndicate has diverse membership with various professional skills, especially in ICT. Citizens and FCT residents alike are advised to be wary of fraudsters and promptly report similar cases and suspected persons to the security agencies.”…. now u can send ur nudes to bae n later claim it’s photoshopped, wen things go south. Sad…….