Patna: In a major crackdown on cybercrime, the Bihar Special Task Force (STF) has arrested 13 members of an interstate cyber fraud gang operating out of a hotel in Patna. …
Bitcoin Fraud
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Business & Job Opportunity ScamsSocial Media Scams
Ankur Mishra, 3 Others Held in Rs17.49 Lakh Cyber Fraud Case
by Ananya MehtaA resident of Vasant Kunj, southwest Delhi, fell victim to a sophisticated online job scam and lost Rs17.49 lakh to cyber fraudsters posing as recruiters. The scam began on May …
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Calgary police have charged a Quebec man after a two-year investigation into a cryptocurrency scam that cost a senior more than $300,000. According to the Calgary Police Service (CPS), the …
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A 70-year-old Milwaukee woman, Evelyn Cross-Beacham, is facing multiple felony charges in connection with a nationwide tech support scam that defrauded seniors out of more than half a million dollars. …
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A Chinese national wanted for his alleged role in a 200 million baht ($6.15 million) Bitcoin fraud case has been arrested by Thai immigration police at Don Mueang Airport while …
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DENVER (KDVR) — A New Jersey man was arrested in Colorado in connection with an elaborate phishing scam that targeted an elderly woman and involved over $460,000 in losses, according …
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Dickson County, TN — A Tennessee woman is out $40,000 after falling victim to a sophisticated PayPal phishing scam, but thanks to swift work by the Dickson County Sheriff’s Office …
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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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A California man, Bo Zhao, was sentenced to two years of conditional discharge on Thursday after admitting to scamming a Crystal Lake woman out of $30,000. Zhao, 52, pleaded guilty …
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Raees and Ameer Cajee, known as the Bitcoin brothers, are under investigation in Switzerland after one of them was arrested while attempting to access safety deposit boxes in Zurich. The …