By Chikwendu Emmanuel Udochukwu emmacurx23@gmail.com Department of Counseling and Human Development Studies Faculty of Education University of Ibadan, (UI) Ibadan, Nigeria And Ezeani Paschal Tochukwu, Ph.D pet4uinsdv@gmail.com Department of Counseling and Human Development Studies Faculty of Education University of Ibadan, (UI) Ibadan, Nigeria Abstract This study focused on Internet fraud and the academic performance of