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ABUSE OF POSITION OF TRUST
ACCOMMODATION ADDRESS
ACCOMMODATION FRAUD
ACCOUNT TAKEOVER
ADVANCE FEE FRAUD
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TYPES OF FRAUD |
DESCRIPTION |
RECOMMENDED RESPONSE |
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ABUSE OF TRUST |
The breach of fiduciary duties by a person in authority by virtue of his/her position for personal gain, otherwise known as breach of trust. |
Report to:
1. Nigeria Police Force
2. Independent Corrupt Practices Commission
3. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission |
| 2 |
ACCOMMODATION ADDRESS |
The fraudulent misrepresentation that a person is an occupant at a particular address and engaging in business when in fact, such address does not exist or no such business is carried out at the location. |
Report to:
1. Nigeria Police Force
2. Independent Corrupt Practices Commission
3. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission |
| 3 |
ACCOMMODATION FRAUD |
A person makes payment for an accommodation or hotel reservation that unknowingly to him does not exist. A fraudster falsely represented the fact that such accommodation existed. |
Report to :
1. Nigeria Police Force
2. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission |
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ACCOUNT TAKEOVER |
A person impersonates an account holder and fraudulently makes unauthorized transactions on the account. |
Report to :
1. Your Financial Institution
2. Nigeria Police Force
3. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission |
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ADVANCE FEE FRAUD |
This is when an individual obtains by false pretense from another. The fraudster makes the victim pay an amount of money for goods or profits that never arrive. |
Report to:
1. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
2. Your Financial Institution
3. Nigeria Police Force |
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