Justice for the scammed

<p>Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our reporters had a lot to say about the Federal Government's plans to implement a 5% excise duty on all phone calls, text messages and data plan subscriptions.</p> <p>They also touched on justice being served for victims of the Forsage $300 million fraud scandal in 2020. Bolu, in particular, itemised methods to help identify ponzi/fraudulent schemes.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To advertise or promote your brand, visit</span><a href="https://techpoint.africa/advertise"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">this link</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or send an email to <a href="mailto:business@techpoint.africa">business@techpoint.africa</a></span></p> <p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p> <p>1:16 - Nigerians to pay 5% excise duty on calls, SMS, and data</p> <p>11:41 - US SEC charges Forsage founders and promoters with fraud</p> <p>21:18 - Rundown of tech happenings this week&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Useful links</strong></p> <ul> <li>Nigerians to <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2022/08/01/techpoint-digest-379">pay more on calls, SMS and data</a></li> <li>Pantami <a href="https://guardian.ng/news/pantami-rejects-fg-imposition-of-5-excise-duty-on-telecoms-sector/">rejects FG imposition of 5% excise duty on telecoms sector</a></li> <li>SEC <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/08/01/sec-slaps-founders-promoters-of-alleged-ponzi-scheme-forsage-with-fraud-charges/?outputType=amp">Slaps Founders, Promoters of Alleged Ponzi Scheme Forsage With Fraud Charges</a></li> <li>Kenya&rsquo;s insurtech startup, Lami Technologies, raises an <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2022/08/02/lami-technologies-seed-extension">extra $3.7m seed round to expand its insurance product offerings</a></li> <li>Youverify, an identity verification startup, closes an <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2022/08/02/youverify-identity-verification-seed-extension">additional $1 million seed to verify 2 billion identities</a></li> <li>South Africa&rsquo;s ruling party <a href="http