Fraudulent schemes proliferate on social media platforms
In a major breakthrough, Delhi Police have arrested Rahul Dev, a 33-year-old resident of Faridabad, for orchestrating a sophisticated cyber fraud scheme. Dev posed as a casting agent for a …
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Social Media Scams
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A viral video allegedly showing former militant leader Chief Government Ekpemupolo, widely known as Tompolo, celebrating his birthday while N1,000 notes were sprayed in front of him has ignited widespread …
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WIGAN, UK – A man who faked a terminal cancer diagnosis to con an old school friend out of nearly £30,000 has been sentenced to prison. Matthew Howarth, 32, reached …
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BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. — Jonathan Crouthamel has been arrested on charges of theft by unlawful taking of movable property, according to the Bucks County Sheriff’s Department. The arrest was made …
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Government Impersonation ScamsSocial Media Scams
Rajasthan Man Mohammad Zahid Arrested for Posing as Army Officer in Cyber Fraud
by Ananya MehtaA Rajasthan resident, Mohammad Zahid, was arrested by the Nuh Cyber Police for allegedly posing as an Army officer on social media to defraud unsuspecting individuals. Zahid, a resident of …
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LA PLATA, Md. – Authorities arrested Demetrius Charles Dorsey, 23, of La Plata, early on the morning of May 2 in connection with a multi-jurisdictional string of ATV thefts across …
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Australian pop star Guy Sebastian has revealed he was arrested at gunpoint in Los Angeles due to a misunderstanding involving a towed car — a terrifying moment in an otherwise …
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Online and TechSocial Media Scams
UP STF Nabs Kingpin of Fake ‘Chikankari’ Fraud Gang in Kolkata
by Ananya MehtaThe Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on Saturday arrested the kingpin and two members of a well-organized cyber fraud gang that created fake social media pages to scam customers …
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Online and TechPhishing ScamsSocial Media Scams
Angel Roberts, Nigerian Accomplice Charged in $2K Facebook Scam
MARION, Ind. (WISH) — A $2,000 online scam that began on Facebook and ended with money transferred to Nigeria has led to charges against two suspects in the U.S. and …
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MOSCOW – Russian authorities have issued an arrest warrant for journalist Yulia Taratuta, a presenter with exiled broadcaster TV Rain, accusing her of violating the country’s controversial “foreign agent” law, …