Scammers pose as legitimate financial advisors or institutions
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. — A Manito woman who served as a secretary and financial officer at Spring Lake Elementary School has been arrested following allegations that she stole more than …
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Fake Financial Services Scams
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SOUTH FLORIDA — A Cuban resident, Denis Paredes Matos, 32, was arrested after allegedly participating in a scam that defrauded a local seafood wholesaler of hundreds of pounds of lobster. …
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MALE, Maldives — Police have arrested 36-year-old Nadheef Mohamed of Rankokaage, GA. Gemanafushi in connection with a scam involving the theft of funds from a businessman’s bank account and subsequent …
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Grant County, Wash. — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office Crime Reduction Team arrested a 36-year-old man Sunday after an investigation into a sophisticated scam that targeted an elderly Grant County …
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ADAIR COUNTY, Iowa — A former employee of the Orient-Macksburg Community School District has been arrested on felony theft charges following an investigation into payroll manipulation, according to the Adair …
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NASSAU COUNTY, N.Y. — A Manhattan man has been arrested for allegedly using counterfeit money to purchase a cellphone in Nassau County, according to police. Authorities said Luis Cruz Homs, …
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RENO, Nev. — Thomas Tonar, a Sun Valley resident, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for embezzling more than $714,000 from local casinos, the Washoe County District Attorney’s Office …
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COLEVILLE, Calif. — Alicia Cortes-Castaneda and Eucario “Jose” Toledo-Garcia were arrested Friday following a search of a home by the Mono County Sheriff’s Office. Both face multiple charges, including grand …
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SPRINGTOWN, Texas — Giovanni Primo Blount, 19, of Poolville, was arrested after allegedly executing a fraud scheme at the Springtown McDonald’s that resulted in approximately $680 in unauthorized charges. Police …
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FARMINGTON, Maine — Haydn Foley, 32, was arrested Thursday night for allegedly setting his camper on fire on Farmington Falls Road. Investigators responded around 8:30 p.m. and determined the fire …