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Canadian police seize $500k worth of fake gift cards in massive retail fraud bust

Canadian police seize $500k worth of fake gift cards in massive retail fraud bust

by L Poole | Feb 3, 2023 | Breaking News, Featured

Whether it’s small-time crooks getting tricky with stickers on barcodes at Shoppers Drug Mart or multinational credit card companies writing shady terms of service to hoodwink grandmas, there are some serious risks involved in buying gift cards these days. Like, risks...
Romance scammer charged with defrauding Holocaust survivor of $2.8M

Romance scammer charged with defrauding Holocaust survivor of $2.8M

by L Poole | Feb 3, 2023 | Breaking News, Featured, Romance Fraud

A Florida woman has been charged with one count of wire fraud after she swindled an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor out of more than US$2.8 million in an online romance scam. Peaches Stergo, 36, met the unnamed victim on a dating website in 2017, as per an...
My Big Coin cryptocurrency firm founder gets 8 years in prison for fraud

My Big Coin cryptocurrency firm founder gets 8 years in prison for fraud

by L Poole | Feb 3, 2023 | Breaking Court Decisions, Breaking News, Cryptocurrency, Featured

The founder of a defunct cryptocurrency business was sentenced on Tuesday to more than eight years in prison for defrauding investors and customers out of millions of dollars by marketing a virtual currency called My Big Coin with lies and half-truths. Federal...
‘Everything is fake’: how global crime gangs are using UK shell companies in multi-million pound crypto scams

‘Everything is fake’: how global crime gangs are using UK shell companies in multi-million pound crypto scams

by L Poole | Feb 1, 2023 | Breaking News, Cryptocurrency, Featured

Awoman meets a man online. They flirt. Then, after a few weeks, they begin imagining a future together. Fast forward a few months and one of them has had their heart broken and been defrauded of their life savings. It sounds like a classic romance scam, but it isn’t....
Usain Bolt appears to speak out after being scammed for $10 million

Usain Bolt appears to speak out after being scammed for $10 million

by L Poole | Jan 27, 2023 | Breaking News, Featured

Usain Bolt is one of the most well-known athletes in the world, with the Jamaican sprinter dominating the Olympics like few other competitors have been able to, setting world records which are still yet to beaten. He’s made headline after headline for...
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