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Hong Kong Police Dismantle ‘Suicide Script’ Scam Ring That Stole HK$44 Million
The syndicate used fake online romances and inheritance tales to defraud 314 victims; 62 were hit twice, underscoring a ...
Russian Authorities Bust $2M/Day Crypto Laundering Ring in Moscow-City
Russian financial intelligence and security services dismantled a network of illegal crypto exchanges with daily turnove...
UK Appeal Court Trims Broker's Fraud Damages in Pivotal Client Money Ruling
The Court of Appeal upheld fraud findings against AFL Insurance Brokers' former directors but significantly reduced the ...
A Navy Veteran Lost $100K to a Sweepstakes Scam—and Nearly His Home. How It Happened
A retired Navy chief with dementia was conned into sending over $100,000 to scammers who claimed he'd won a sweepstakes....
Fake Policeman Tricks 81-Year-Old Woman into Handing Over €1 Million in Gold Bars and Coins in Paris Scam
A sophisticated phone scam cost an elderly Parisian woman over €1 million in gold after a fraudster posed as a bank advi...
Court of Appeal trims broker fraud damages to £3.67m in AFL client money case
UK Court of Appeal cuts damages owed by former AFL Insurance Brokers directors to £3.67m, ruling post-fraud trading loss...
Skincare CEO Pleads Guilty to Selling Unapproved Injectable Products
The head of Arizona-based Scalpa Inc. admitted to three counts over unapproved injectable skincare products and agreed t...
Fake 'Destatis' Letters Again Demand Data for Nonexistent Study
Germany's statistics office warns that letters forged in its name demand data for a study that does not exist and threat...
Russia’s Pensioners Targeted by Scammers Posing as Social Fund to Steal Data
Fraudsters are calling elderly Russians, pretending to be from the Social Fund, and demanding personal data under the gu...
EFKO Chairman Arrested Over Alleged 8.6 Billion Ruble Embezzlement in State Drone Subsidies
Valery Kustov, majority owner of agro-industrial group EFKO, and several top managers have been detained on accusations ...
Bolshoi Theatre Bonus Fraud Case: Former PR Chief’s House Arrest Extended
A Moscow court has extended the house arrest of Egor Fedin, the ex-head of public relations at the Bolshoi Theatre, accu...
BRB Crisis: Bank President Meets Central Bank Chief to Unlock R$6.6 Billion Rescue
BRB’s president and risk director met Brazil’s central bank chief on Monday to progress a R$6.6 billion state-backed loa...