Personal scams prey on individuals’ emotions and personal situations
Cape Coral, FL – June 11, 2025 — A 59-year-old Georgia man, Ronald B. Hatten, was arrested in Cape Coral after attempting to use stolen identity information to purchase a …
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Healthcare ScamsIndecent Assault
Self-Styled Godman Maharajan Arrested for Misbehaving with Woman
by Ananya MehtaOn Friday evening, a self-styled godman named Maharajan from Nanded district, Maharashtra, was arrested in Adilabad for misbehaving with a woman patient under the guise of sorcery. According to DSP …
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SINGAPORE – A massive international crackdown coordinated by INTERPOL has led to the seizure of 50.4 million doses of illegal and counterfeit pharmaceuticals worth USD 65 million, exposing the vast …
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Government Impersonation Scams
Thane Cyber Cell Arrests 3 in Rs3 Crore Digital Arrest Fraud
by Ananya MehtaThe Thane Cyber Crime Branch has busted a sophisticated cyber fraud racket that scammed over Rs3 crore from a victim by “digitally arresting” him via a fake CBI video call. …
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The Delhi Police have successfully cracked a sophisticated cyber fraud ring responsible for duping more than 1,000 people nationwide. The fraudsters operated fake websites that appeared as legitimate portals for …
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested three individuals in a Rs2.5 crore fake postage stamp scam involving the Lakhaoti Sub-Post Office in Bulandshahr. Among those arrested is Pappu Singh, …
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GENEVA, N.Y. – Police in Geneva arrested Abhishek Rameshbh Patel, a 25-year-old man from Kingston, Pennsylvania, for his role in a phone scam that defrauded a local resident of $80,000. …
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Identity Theftinsurance fraud
Ashley Barnhardt Charged with 72 Felonies for Insurance Fraud in Locust
LOCUST — Ashley Barnhardt, a 43-year-old insurance agent from Locust, North Carolina, has been charged with 72 felony counts related to defrauding clients by using their personal information to illegally …
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On June 24, 2025, the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) in Monroe arrested Natalie Taylor, 37, from Stratford, Connecticut, on multiple fraud-related charges. Taylor faces two …
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Brian Veririzhi, 40, and Thamsanqa Moyo, 37, have been sentenced to 24 months imprisonment, with six months suspended, following their conviction for identity card forgery at the Umguza Civil Registry …