Social Media Scams

Corey Pritchett Jr., a Houston-based social media influencer, was arrested Thursday and booked into Harris County Jail after fleeing the country in connection with a kidnapping incident. The 26-year-old is …

Livingston Parish, La. (WAFB) – The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of three men accused of preying on children through social media platforms. According to Sheriff Jason …

Stratford police began investigating a fraudulent car sales scheme in early November 2024 after receiving an anonymous tip about a suspect, later identified as O’Neil. According to officials, O’Neil had …

Bihar police have uncovered a disturbing gang involved in a cyber fraud scheme that targeted young men by promising them a large sum of money as a ‘customer service fee’ …

A casual conversation on Snapchat turned into a nightmare for a woman in Hyderabad, who ended up losing Rs. 48.38 lakh and spiraling into depression. The Cybercrime unit of Hyderabad …

Des Plaines, IL — Esmeralda E. Vargas, 18, was arrested on December 30, 2024, after a nearly four-month investigation into threats made against North Elementary School in Des Plaines. The …

Richard David Williams, a 34-year-old man from Ewloe, Flintshire, has been sentenced to three months in jail after using social media to encourage a riot. Williams is believed to be …

A 53-year-old woman from Church Lawton, Cheshire, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after posting a threatening comment on Facebook. Julie Sweeney was convicted for writing that mosques …

Football pundit Eniola Aluko has initiated legal action against Joey Barton, attending the first hearing of her High Court libel case. The former England women’s footballer alleges that two posts …

In a case reminiscent of the plot of Ayushmann Khurrana’s film Dream Girl, a 22-year-old man has been arrested in Bhopal for deceiving numerous individuals by impersonating a woman online. …