Personal scams prey on individuals’ emotions and personal situations
Ogun State, Nigeria — A suspected kidnapping ring leader, Wasiu Oloyede, has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command in the Odo Pako area of Ota, following …
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Fake Rental Scams
Car Rental Scam Mohammad Muinuddin & Hanif Arrested, 10 Cars Recovered
by Ananya MehtaPolice arrested two men, including the prime accused, for running a car rental scam through the Zoom app, police said Thursday. The accused allegedly rented cars and then mortgaged or …
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The Kochi Cyber Police have arrested two men from Varanasi—Atul Kumar Singh (32) and Manish Yadav (24)—for orchestrating a cyber fraud using a counterfeit version of the Parivahan app. The …
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In a major breakthrough, the Uttarakhand Police’s Special Task Force (STF) arrested Devi Dayal Gupta, the alleged mastermind behind a multi-crore fake drug manufacturing racket that has supplied counterfeit life-saving …
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Education scamGovernment Impersonation Scams
Goa Police Arrest Two for Impersonating Candidates in CSIR-NIO Exams
by Ananya MehtaGoa Police have arrested two more individuals for impersonating candidates during typing tests for Junior Secretariat Assistant and Junior Stenographer posts at CSIR-NIO, Dona Paula. On July 15, Sonu Kumar …
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VAN WERT, OH — Andrii Osoba, 29, of Warren, Michigan, was arrested by the Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office in connection with an alleged scam targeting an elderly resident, according …
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Government Impersonation ScamsMoney-Laundering Scams
Santosh Singh Held for Digital Arrest Cyber Fraud
by Ananya MehtaThe Cyber Crime Cell of Surat has arrested Santosh Singh from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, for impersonating a Mumbai Police officer in a high-tech extortion scheme known as “digital arrest.” Singh …
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NANJING, CHINA — A 38-year-old man in Nanjing, known online as “Sister Hong” (also referred to as “Uncle Red”), has been arrested in a shocking criminal case that has rocked …
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Two men have been arrested for allegedly cheating individuals by advertising fake discounted airline tickets on social media, police confirmed on Thursday. The accused — Salman Sayeed Siddiqui (50), a …
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CALIFORNIA — Southern California healthcare clinic operator Oscar B. Abrons III was sentenced on June 27 to four years in jail for a $20 million Medi-Cal prescription fraud scheme, announced …