AMSTERDAM - January 28, 2021 - ( Newswire.com )
The coronavirus crisis has caused a huge surge in the number of online scams. Belgium, India, New Zealand, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and the United States all reported increases in the number of online fraud reports between 20% and 70%.
There are numerous individuals and organizations who are contributing to the fight against online scams in their own way. This includes everyone from average consumers who are raising awareness about scams to law enforcement authorities who are actively working to put scammers behind bars. Scamadviser.com organized its ‘Scamfighter of the Year’ contest in an effort to recognize the various individuals and organizations who are fighting the good fight against scams.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/boko-haram-again-kidnaps-hundreds-of-nigerian-students-11608044390 An empty classroom at a school where gunmen abducted students in northern Nigeria. Kola Sulaimon/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Boko Haram Kidnaps Hundreds of Nigerian Students, Six Years After Chibok Local officials say 333 students are believed to have been taken captive from an all-boys boarding school An empty classroom at a school where gunmen abducted students in northern Nigeria. Kola Sulaimon/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images By Dec. 15, 2020 9:59 am ET
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria Six years after the abduction of 276 schoolgirls ignited the global #BringBackOurGirls campaign, Nigeria is again reeling from a mass kidnapping, this time of more than 300 boys.