{"id":7515,"date":"2021-02-15T07:56:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T06:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=7515"},"modified":"2021-02-15T07:56:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T06:56:21","slug":"scammers-use-ailing-teenagers-pictures-to-defraud-people-diverting-needed-help-from-family-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/scammers-use-ailing-teenagers-pictures-to-defraud-people-diverting-needed-help-from-family-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Scammers use ailing teenagers\u2019 pictures to defraud people \u2013 diverting needed help from family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Atinuke Seun-Ige<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Miss Praise Oluwadamilola Olugola was born on August 22, 2003 to the family of Pastor and Mrs Olugola. A student of Acme Private School, Agbede, Ikorodu, Lagos, Praise was preparing for West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) exams when she developed an ailment known as sinonasal tumor. Unfortunately, in the family\u2019s move to get funds for medication, 17-year-old Praise became a subject of scam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Her father, Pastor Olugbenga Daniel Olugola, said the family had spent over five million naira and more still to spend as her left eye has been affected. She can only see with only one eye now.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">While Miss Praise was in pain during this ailment, her pastor father was compelled to reach out to the public via social media for help as things got too hard and the family could no longer cope with the financial burden of getting medical treatment for her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/scammers-use-ailing-teenagers-pictures-to-defraud-people-diverting-needed-help-from-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Continue reading here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FACT CHECK OF THE WEEK<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/nipah-virus-how-true-is-claim-there-is-a-new-virus-outbreak-in-chinatown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Nipah virus: How true is claim there is a new virus outbreak in chinatown<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Twitter post by World Publicist (@isimaOdeh) claims there is a new virus outbreak in China called the Nipah virus. The Twitter user also claims that the virus has a fatality rate of&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/CTtKTakrfxWYmbMWfxCgMmbFm4AJ5RV43-jbQ5brVQK2UJpFXLHt_TwaZRw_d7qbMs0VK3aAikBnJhUgyfnn-QUkBf03YnOKGdO5BLztK-xPbRiOFJuFcsoLcGlSx_3lD_qEVqpc\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/video-depicting-student-running-from-covid19-vaccine-old-unrelated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Video depicting student running from COVID-19 vaccine old unrelated<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>On Wednesday, 3rd February 2021, a short video surfaced online, accompanied by a voice note. The video showed a pandemonium; students running out of their classrooms, jumping from the storey building and fleeing\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/TjXT0WXh4pYmJ6mUV-omAhivVM9kY3M-ligovamYDlF7LHf4wP_tRTUORcfS2vVI-1cyq6IacK42PCwa9Oq8sGatjYLjCunU8Y07O9mEktaUodpChAZjSo7LfSzvnshSlY8xp8Dg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/dated-unrelated-pictures-used-to-depict-attacks-on-fulani-herdsmen-in-ogun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Dated, unrelated pictures used to depict attacks on Fulani herdsmen in Ogun<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">One major discourse making headlines In the&nbsp; Nigerian social sphere is the long-standing dispute existing between Fulani Herdsmen and farmers around the country. One headline reads \u201cEkiti warns herdsmen, farmers against acts inimical to peace,\u201d another one says\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/afaMR47EPRfNLBZ6enZPqJs36d4E7geiKyf9dg1skdkdr397IA3-sCtZfnlArpGIiD4q5MJW13y08DCGH_dsvH0_Mkfa6e73DnDgth8-8LzutY5iwhh5JUYNWyzgp4_rjMvYf-XL\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>QandA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Has WHO disqualified Nigeria from receiving COVD-19 Vaccines?<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">On Twitter, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a strong opposition party to the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), claims Nigeria has been disqualified by WHO from the list of nations to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This information is <a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/who-did-not-disqualify-nigeria-from-receiving-covid-19-vaccines-as-claimed-by-opposition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>FALSE<\/strong><\/a> as the World Health Organization\u2019s communications officer, Kate Ribet, confirmed the information as false. She clarified that <strong><em>\u201cWHO&nbsp; has not disqualified any country in Africa from accessing COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX facility, but rather the organisation is supporting all countries to access vaccines as quickly as possible<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Can you register for NIN online?<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">A certain web-based message claims that the Federal Government has approved Individual NIN registration online to avoid the unnecessary crowd in NIMC centers but when we checked it turned out false. The website sharing this information has been identified to be fraudulent and untrustworthy and is mostly used to boost page views by redirecting users fraudulently. (<a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/fraudulent-website-claims-nimc-is-conducting-nin-registration-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Continue reading<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tip Of The Week<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Ask the right question!<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FakeNewsAlert<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/globalexcellenceonline.com\/we-will-retaliate-attacks-on-herdsmen-everywhere-miyetti-allah-declares\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>\u201cWe Will Retaliate Attacks on Herdsmen Everywhere\u201d \u2026Miyetti Allah declares<\/strong><\/a><strong> &#8211; SOURCE: OnlineBlog (Global Excellence Online)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A report by an online news platform, GlobalExcellenceOnline, claims that the national secretary of Miyetti Allah, Kautal Hore, has announced that the group is ready to retaliate the killing of herders in any part of the country. Beware of news of this nature; the report is too delicate and has the potential of inciting fear amongst citizens. Not to mention that the news platform is not credible. Hence, resist the urge to share until proper verification has been done.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Other Fact checks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/what-is-the-correct-way-to-wear-a-medical-mask\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>What is the correct way to wear a medical mask<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/scammers-use-ailing-teenagers-pictures-to-defraud-people-diverting-needed-help-from-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Scammers use ailing teenagers pictures to defraud people diverting needed help from family<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/nipah-virus-how-true-is-claim-there-is-a-new-virus-outbreak-in-chinatown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Nipah virus: How true is claim there is a new virus outbreak in chinatown<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/video-depicting-student-running-from-covid19-vaccine-old-unrelated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Video depicting student running from COVID-19 vaccine old unrelated<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/dated-unrelated-pictures-used-to-depict-attacks-on-fulani-herdsmen-in-ogun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Dated, unrelated pictures used to depict attacks on Fulani herdsmen in Ogun<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/fraudulent-website-claims-nimc-is-conducting-nin-registration-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Fraudulent website claims NIMC is conducting NIN registration online<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/who-did-not-disqualify-nigeria-from-receiving-covid-19-vaccines-as-claimed-by-opposition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>WHO did not disqualify Nigeria from receiving COVID-19 vaccines as claimed by opposition<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/websites-promising-whos-500-euros-5o000-election-committee-jobs-are-fraudulent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Websites promising Who&#8217;s 500 Euros 50,000 election committee jobs are fraudulent<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/consuming-ewedu-will-not-cure-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Consuming Ewedu will not cure COVID-19<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/fighting-misinformation-on-twitter-intricacies-of-twitters-latest-pilot-feature-birdwatch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Fighting Misinformation on Twitter: Intricacies of Twitter&#8217;s\/latest pilot feature &#8216;Birdwatch&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/six-major-misinformation-subjects-nigerian-fact-checkers-battled-in-2020-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Six major misinformation subjects Nigerian fact-checkers battled in 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/who-did-not-approve-covid-19-herbal-remedy-with-black-pepper-powder-ginger-juice-others-as-ingredients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>WHO did not approve COVID-19 herbal remedy with black pepper powder ginger juice others as ingredients<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/true-non-respiratory-symptoms-such-as-loss-of-appetite-abdominal-pain-confusion-could-also-be-symptoms-of-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>True! Non-respiratory symptoms such as loss of appetite, abdominal pain, confusion, could also be symptoms of VOVID-19<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Atinuke Seun-Ige Background Miss Praise Oluwadamilola Olugola was born on August 22, 2003 to the family of Pastor and Mrs Olugola. A student of Acme Private School, Agbede, Ikorodu, Lagos, Praise was preparing for West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) exams when she developed an ailment known as sinonasal tumor. Unfortunately, in the family\u2019s move to get funds for medication, 17-year-old Praise became a subject of scam. Her father, Pastor Olugbenga Daniel Olugola, said the family had spent over five million naira and more still to spend as her left eye has been affected. She can only see with only one eye now.&nbsp; While Miss Praise was in pain during this ailment, her pastor father was compelled to reach out to the public via social media for help as things got too hard and the family could no longer cope with the financial burden of getting medical treatment for her. Continue reading here FACT CHECK OF THE WEEK Nipah virus: How true is claim there is a new virus outbreak in chinatown A Twitter post by World Publicist (@isimaOdeh) claims there is a new virus outbreak in China called the Nipah virus. The Twitter user also claims that the virus has a fatality rate of&#8230; Video depicting student running from COVID-19 vaccine old unrelated On Wednesday, 3rd February 2021, a short video surfaced online, accompanied by a voice note. The video showed a pandemonium; students running out of their classrooms, jumping from the storey building and fleeing\u2026 Dated, unrelated pictures used to depict attacks on Fulani herdsmen in Ogun One major discourse making headlines In the&nbsp; Nigerian social sphere is the long-standing dispute existing between Fulani Herdsmen and farmers around the country. One headline reads \u201cEkiti warns herdsmen, farmers against acts inimical to peace,\u201d another one says\u2026 QandA Has WHO disqualified Nigeria from receiving COVD-19 Vaccines? On Twitter, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a strong opposition party to the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), claims Nigeria has been disqualified by WHO from the list of nations to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This information is FALSE as the World Health Organization\u2019s communications officer, Kate Ribet, confirmed the information as false. She clarified that \u201cWHO&nbsp; has not disqualified any country in Africa from accessing COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX facility, but rather the organisation is supporting all countries to access vaccines as quickly as possible.\u201d Can you register for NIN online? A certain web-based message claims that the Federal Government has approved Individual NIN registration online to avoid the unnecessary crowd in NIMC centers but when we checked it turned out false. The website sharing this information has been identified to be fraudulent and untrustworthy and is mostly used to boost page views by redirecting users fraudulently. (Continue reading) Tip Of The Week Ask the right question! FakeNewsAlert \u201cWe Will Retaliate Attacks on Herdsmen Everywhere\u201d \u2026Miyetti Allah declares &#8211; SOURCE: OnlineBlog (Global Excellence Online) A report by an online news platform, GlobalExcellenceOnline, claims that the national secretary of Miyetti Allah, Kautal Hore, has announced that the group is ready to retaliate the killing of herders in any part of the country. Beware of news of this nature; the report is too delicate and has the potential of inciting fear amongst citizens. Not to mention that the news platform is not credible. Hence, resist the urge to share until proper verification has been done.&nbsp; Other Fact checks What is the correct way to wear a medical mask Scammers use ailing teenagers pictures to defraud people diverting needed help from family Nipah virus: How true is claim there is a new virus outbreak in chinatown Video depicting student running from COVID-19 vaccine old unrelated Dated, unrelated pictures used to depict attacks on Fulani herdsmen in Ogun Fraudulent website claims NIMC is conducting NIN registration online WHO did not disqualify Nigeria from receiving COVID-19 vaccines as claimed by opposition Websites promising Who&#8217;s 500 Euros 50,000 election committee jobs are fraudulent Consuming Ewedu will not cure COVID-19 Fighting Misinformation on Twitter: Intricacies of Twitter&#8217;s\/latest pilot feature &#8216;Birdwatch&#8217; Six major misinformation subjects Nigerian fact-checkers battled in 2020 WHO did not approve COVID-19 herbal remedy with black pepper powder ginger juice others as ingredients True! Non-respiratory symptoms such as loss of appetite, abdominal pain, confusion, could also be symptoms of VOVID-19<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":5467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"hannibal_claim_source":"","hannibal_source_label":"","hannibal_card_color":"blue","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[4,440],"tags":[726,347,935],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[873],"class_list":["post-7515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-newsletters-updates","tag-covid-19","tag-featured","tag-newsletter"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-1Xd","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":873,"user_id":10,"is_guest":0,"slug":"dubawa","display_name":"Dubawa","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f70a877f6d81734de0ca299eabb33d20687f41f5a4cb83ae8d754fc9412ee293?s=96&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"","job_title":"","description":"Strengthening Investigative Journalism for the fight against corruption in Nigeria."}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/weekly-newsletter.jpg?fit=1000%2C603&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7515\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7515"},{"taxonomy":"verdict","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verdict?post=7515"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=7515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}