Victorian Police say they’ve identified “at least” 25 victims of the “Hi Mum” mobile phone scam, issuing a warning about the hoax that’s designed to…
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Scammers infiltrating local online markets to hijack sellers’ phones
A new scam is targeting people who are selling items online through platforms like Facebook Marketplace and Kijiji in order to take over their phone number and…
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Cattle smuggling scam: TMC starts distancing itself from Anubrata Mondal
Following his arrest by the CBI in connection with the cattle smuggling case in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress leadership has…
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Germany: Pressure grows as opposition calls Olaf Scholz over tax scam ties
Germany’s main opposition party has called on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to explain his role in a large-scale tax evasion scam while…
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Billionaire Peter Lim’s name, image used in online chats by impersonator; police reports filed
SINGAPORE – Singaporean billionaire Peter Lim’s staff have lodged two police reports over scammers impersonating him and offering investment tips on several group chats in…
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Pressure grows on Scholz over tax scam ties
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s main opposition party has called on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to explain his role in a large-scale tax evasion scam while he…
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Meet Cambodia’s cyber slaves | Longform
Once a financial securities analyst in China, Lu Xiangri never imagined he might be a victim of trafficking and enslavement by Chinese cyber-scam operations in…
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KIIFB scam: ED political tool for BJP, will not appear, says Isaac
Two-time former Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on Thursday refused to appear before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the Kerala…
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Boston man sentenced to federal prison for romance scam, other online fraud
A Boston man who operated a romance scam and other online fraud targeting the elderly was sentenced Wednesday to nearly three years in federal prison,…
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Rental scam swindling families out of homes, money
Scammers are pretending to own houses and are renting them out to victims in order to steal rent money, according to FirstKey Homes. CHARLOTTE, N.C.…
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