Personal security involves the steps and measures taken to protecting oneself and property from situations that are violent of criminal in nature. As people, we sometimes unavoidably find our self-walking alone at night, and this can be as a result of working hours,  traffic, emergency situations, etc. thus, it is a regular occurrence for some, [...]

There are so many misconceptions when it comes to security and its efficiency in our society, but one of the most commonly asked questions is why secure a vacant property? Statistics show that millions of naira worth of damages are done to vacant property through vandalism. The fact is vacant properties attract trespassers, vandals, and [...]

Unfortunately, Nigeria has become notorious for email scams. As people are less likely to fall for the now well-known "advance fee fraud" most effectively used in the late 90s and early 2000s, con artists have to be more innovative in their email fraud techniques. Email phishing is one such scam carried out online by IT-savvy [...]

Scams and scammers have been a prevalent issue in Nigeria for a long while. Many individuals have fallen victim to “419” as these scams are domestically referred to or one form of scam or another. One such popular scam is the banking scam, which most often involves contact by email, text messages, or even social [...]

Scammers are experts when it comes to changing tactics and messages to confuse you. Scammers are opportunists and deceivers who take advantage of the fear and anxieties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. We will be examining the various imposter scams using the COVID-19 alert pop-up. Medicare scamsRelief payment scam from “government agencies” Scammers are now [...]

Over the years, the rise in the demand for gainful employment has seen an exponential increase in the perpetuation of recruitment scams. These fraudulent individuals taking advantage of job seekers’ desperation due to the high rate of unemployment and underemployment swindle them of money by offering fake job opportunities, fake promotion, business fund, etc. This [...]

Romance scams are typically tricks where a vulnerable individual is contacted via a dating website or other means and financially exploited. Romance scammers are individuals who create fake profiles, even claiming to be someone of the opposite sex, to trick people into a false sense of romantic relations or feign romantic intentions, by gaining their [...]

Road transportation is one of the most popular and commonly used means of transportation around the world and motor vehicles (personally owned cars) are an indispensable part of our lives. With this popularity comes the fear and increased risk of theft and this is a reality with thousands of car owners falling victim to this [...]

A scam is a deceptive scheme or trick used to cheat someone out of something be it money or assets. Scams can come in different forms, but the end game for all of them is to trick you out of your money. They can do this by getting you to divulge your personal information to [...]

In this day and age of nuclear families and working couples, a large number of households depend on domestic helpers including housemaids and nannies to take care of their household chores. While the use of domestic helpers has been widespread for centuries, there are a lot of security risks involved in hiring such a domestic [...]