Holly Galvan Posey, Digital Content Producer A 71-year-old woman from Huffman, Texas, has been sentenced to eight months in federal prison for defrauding a 91-year-old woman out of nearly $25,000. …
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LOUDON — Detectives from the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) arrested Valerie Soki Hangi, a Quebec City resident, in mid-October for her role in an elaborate grandparent scam that defrauded …
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By Michael D. Pitman A 25-year-old man from Fairfield, Ohio, has been sentenced to 6½ years in federal prison for his involvement in a widespread online romance fraud conspiracy that …
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Phishing Scams
Major Digital Arrest Racket Busted: 17 Arrested Including Four Taiwanese
by Ananya MehtaThe Gujarat Police have apprehended 17 individuals, including four Taiwanese nationals, for allegedly orchestrating a nationwide digital arrest racket. This scam targeted elderly citizens, convincing them they were under investigation …
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On May 29, the Pinehurst Police Department launched a fraud investigation after reports surfaced that a resident had fallen victim to a scam. Detectives learned that the suspect had allegedly …
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SPRINGFIELD — The FBI has arrested a Boston man, Urvishkumar Vipulkumar Patel, in connection with a scam that defrauded a 75-year-old North Adams man of over $400,000. According to a …
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — A 19-year-old from New York, identified as Zhenyong Weng, has been arrested for allegedly targeting an 82-year-old woman in Silver Spring through a government-imposter gold bar …
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – Carlton Rembert, 70, of Hampton, Virginia, has been sentenced to 66 months in prison for his role in a fraudulent scheme that exploited elderly incapacitated individuals, resulting …
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Two men are heading to prison after the Department of Justice revealed they, along with 62 others, defrauded millions of dollars from older Americans over two decades in a nationwide …
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Five Chinese nationals have been arrested in Southern California and Nevada for their alleged involvement in a “massive” multinational fraud scheme that defrauded over 2,000 seniors, resulting in losses exceeding …