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Item “Attention Beneficiary…!”: Assessing Types and Features of Scam Emails(IGI Global, 2019) Chiluwa, Innocent E.; Ovia, Ebikaboere; Uba, EmmanuelThis chapter identifies the various types and features of scam emails as a genre of computer-mediated communication. The types identified include money transfer, investment scam, inheritance claim, nextof- kin claim, charity donation scam, foreign aid scam, foreign lottery scam and email account lottery scam. The study also describes the linguistic and discourse features of these types of scam emails and argues that the more knowledge of online financial crimes that is created and disseminated, the more people are informed and empowered to protect themselves against them. This study hopes to contribute significantly to literature on phishing attacks and online financial crimes.Item Globalization and Security in Nigeria(Agogo: Journal Of Humanities Vol. 4, 2018) Ovia, EbikaboereGlobalization is the ability by man to crisscross the world irrespective of geographical boundaries. Unhindered movement is an evidence of human development from simple manual efforts at achieving things in ancient times to sophisticated technological means in contemporary times. The free access to other nations is double edged, that is positive as well as negative however. The effect of globalization on the security of Nigeria shall be the focus of the paper. The type of weapons at the disposal of citizens before and after colonialism shall be examined. The sources of such weapons as well as their sophistication shall also be examined.Item “Attention Beneficiary…!”: Assessing Types and Features of Scam Emails(Handbook of Research on Deception, Fake News, and Misinformation Online, 2019) Ovia, Ebikaboere; Uba, EmmanuelThis chapter identifies the various types and features of scam emails as a genre of computer-mediated communication. The types identified include money transfer, investment scam, inheritance claim, next-of-kin claim, charity donation scam, foreign aid scam, foreign lottery scam and email account lottery scam. The study also describes the linguistic and discourse features of these types of scam emails and argues that the more knowledge of online financial crimes that is created and disseminated, the more people are informed and empowered to protect themselves against them. This study hopes to contribute significantly to literature on phishing attacks and online financial crimes.Item A Redefinition of Woman, Voice and Development: New Nigerian Novelsand the Burden of Being(XIX ISA WORLD CONGRESS OF SOCIOLOGY, 2018) Omidiora, Oluwasegun; Onwuka, Edwin; Ovia, Ebikaboere