Damfara a Duniyar Intanet (Online Scam)

Executive Summary

A scam constitutes a deceptive strategy employed to manipulate individuals into relinquishing financial assets, information, or items of value, with the perpetrator securing permanent gain. Conversely, the internet represents a contemporary technological framework comprising interconnected systems (including networks, devices, and services) whose convergence generates complex phenomena spanning sectors such as communication, education, banking, commerce, and retail, alongside interactions involving human and non-human entities.

The global proliferation of the internet has precipitated the advent of a distinct form of fraudulent activity: online scams. These predominantly target users engaging with digital platforms, social media networks, and software applications. Notably, a substantial segment of the Hausa demographic actively participates in online economic, social, academic, and informational exchanges. Consequently, the Hausa community has become increasingly vulnerable to online fraudulent schemes, necessitating scholarly inquiry and research to enhance awareness regarding protective mechanisms against such exploitation.

This book is structured into six chapters. Chapter One delineates the conceptual framework of scams, followed by an exposition on the internet’s historical evolution and expansion. Chapter Two critically examines monetization strategies within digital spaces, with particular attention to online entrepreneurial ventures pertinent to Hausa users. Empirical observations indicate heightened susceptibility to fraudulent practices among individuals engaged in internet-based income generation (kasuwancin kan intanet).

Chapter Three presents a typological analysis of online scams, positing that comprehension of their operational modalities constitutes a fundamental safeguard against victimization. Chapter Four investigates prominent case studies of Hausa-targeted online scams, frequently perpetrated under the pretext of e-commerce (online businesses). The analytical examination of these cases facilitates discernment between legitimate and spurious online business operations, particularly for Hausa readers.

Chapter Five evaluates specific instances of financially motivated cyber fraud (notably cryptocurrency-related schemes) that have impacted Hausa populations. Deceptive models such as Insknation, Telegram P2P, and AI Mining are deconstructed to enable differentiation between authentic and fraudulent cryptographic enterprises.

Chapter Six articulates proactive countermeasures against online fraudulent activities, encompassing identification protocols for deceptive communications and counterfeit platforms. Furthermore, it prescribes defensive measures for securing digital assets across web-based interfaces (websites and blogs), computer and mobile applications, and social media platforms.

It is the scholarly contention of this work that its contents shall prove instrumental in elucidating defensive paradigms against the pervasive threat of internet-facilitated fraud (online scams).

“A iya sanina, babu wani littafi da aka rubuta da Hausa da ya tsattsefe bayanai game da intanet da kuma ire-iren kwazazzaban da suke cikin duniyarsa kamar wannan.”

Dr. Abba Sagir Abubakar
Department of Nigerian Languages
Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria

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“Damfara a Duniyar Intanet is a highly recommended work that fills a critical gap in Hausa-language literature on digital security.”

Dr. Adamu Ago Saleh
Department of African Languages and Cultures
Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria

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“… the book will open a new chapter in the aspect of Hausa cultural studies and as well serve the needs of both the academia and the business-oriented minds who surf the internet to make a living...”

Assoc. Prof. Musa Fadama Gummi
HOD, Department of Languages and Cultures
Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria

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Abu-Ubaida Sani ya rubuta littattafai da maƙalu sama da 70 da aka wallafa a cikin gida Nijeriya da ƙasashen waje. Ya gabatar da kimanin maƙalu 20 a tarukan ƙara wa juna sani. Edita ne na mujallu daban-daban a ƙasashen da suka haɗa da Nijeriya da Amurka da Indiya da Haɗaɗɗiyar Daular Larabawa. Shi ne ya assasa babbar kafar intenet ta Hausar nan wato Amsoshi (www.amsoshi.com). A yanzu yana koyarwa a Sashen Harsuna da Al’adu da ke Jami’ar Tarayya Gusau. A duba: www.abu-ubaida.com.

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Dr. Jibril Yusuf ya koyar na ɗan wani lokaci a Jami'ar Gwamnatin Tarayya ta Gusau. A yanzu haka malami ne a Sashen Harsunan Nijeriya da Kimiyyar Harshe na Jami'ar Jihar Kaduna. Ya wallafa maƙalu da dama a mujallun ilimi daban-daban wanda duniyar ilimi take amfana da su. Ya fi mayar da hankali a ɓangaren adabi da kuma ayyukan fassara.

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Dr. Muhammad S. Abdullahi malamin harshen Hausa ne daga Sashen Koyar da Harsunan Najeriya, a Jami'ar Bayero da ke Kano. Yana zurfafa bincike a kan fannin harshe da fasahar zamani, musamman ta fannin Fassara da Tsarin Sauti. Yana gabatar da rubuce-rubuce da sauran nazarce-nazarce a harshen Hausa ta fuskar zamani da al'adun al'umma. A yanzu shi ne mataimakin darakta na Cibiyar Bincike a Harsunan Najeriya da Fassara da Fasahohin al'umma da ke Jami'ar Bayero a Kano. Yana da rubuce-rubuce da dama game da harshen Hausa a Soshiyal Midiya da sauran kafafe.

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