Online and tech scams target users through digital channels
A “manipulative and violent” Tinder swindler has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a series of offences, including rape. Christopher Harkins, 37, exploited the dating app to target …
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Online and Tech
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Psychic Zoe, whose real name is Ann Thompson, had a difficult week when the New York Police Department arrested her on May 9 for allegedly defrauding clients of over $800,000. …
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A Scottish woman described her experience as “a living nightmare” after being inundated with fines and court documents for offenses she knew nothing about. Three men have been jailed following …
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Five Chinese nationals have been arrested in Southern California and Nevada for their alleged involvement in a “massive” multinational fraud scheme that defrauded over 2,000 seniors, resulting in losses exceeding …
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On Thursday, May 30, the Bunnell Police Department and the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men connected to a fraud scheme involving phone calls that impersonated a real FCSO …
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Identity TheftOnline Dating & Sextortion ScamsPhishing Scams
Adele Rennie Convicted Again for Online Deception
Adele Rennie, a 33-year-old former nurse, has been convicted for a third time for online offenses aimed at targeting women. She pleaded guilty at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court to causing fear …
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The Borivali police in Mumbai have arrested six individuals allegedly involved in selling counterfeit passes for the “Rang Raas with Bhoomi Trivedi Navratri 2024” event. A total of seven people …
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A construction leader in Sydney, along with four accomplices, has been convicted of conspiring to defraud the Australian tax office of over $10 million over a two-year period. George Alex, …
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EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) – An out-of-town pair has been apprehended for their alleged involvement in a “grandparent scam,” aimed at deceiving elderly residents of Oklahoma by falsely claiming their loved …
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MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — Gregory Clay Kirk, a pool installation contractor previously arrested for theft by deception, has been indicted in Madison County this week. Kirk was first arrested …