BOSTON — The U.S. Attorney’s Office has filed a civil forfeiture action seeking to recover $70,000 in cash and two Rolex watches allegedly obtained through wire fraud and involved in …
elderly scams
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ROSWELL, Ga. – A Roswell woman was scammed out of more than $100,000 in a cryptocurrency scheme, a case that local police say reflects a disturbing trend across metro Atlanta. …
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Two Chinese nationals living in the United States illegally, Jian Chen and Rihui Yan, have been arrested in connection with scams targeting elderly victims, including a Wyoming …
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Georgiy Varnava, the 19-year-old nephew of famous Russian comedian Ekaterina Varnava, has been arrested in connection with a phone scam targeting elderly pensioners. Varnava is accused of helping fraudsters by …
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Suspected scammer caught attempting to steal from elderly woman in Ariano Irpino. On Saturday afternoon, the Carabinieri of Ariano Irpino arrested a 24-year-old man from Naples for attempting to defraud …
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Afeez Adebara, a 36-year-old Nigerian man, orchestrated a large-scale romance scam operation from 2017 to 2019, targeting unsuspecting victims through online dating websites and social media platforms. According to the …
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FinancialInvestment Scams
Two Men Arrested in $28,000 Scam Attempt Involving Upper Tyrone Township Man
By ROXANNE ABRAMOWITZ Upper Tyrone Township, PA — Thanks to the quick thinking of Mid Penn Bank employees, a 75-year-old Upper Tyrone Township man was saved from falling victim to …
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By Freddie Webb Defence Reporter Two men, John Paul Thomas, 45, and Sean Newbury, 39, have been charged with fraud by false representation following a series of incidents targeting elderly …
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Social Security and Pension Scams
Fraudsters George Hill and Harry Caen-Reilly Jailed for Elderly Scams
By Clare Turner Two fraudsters, George Hill and Harry Caen-Reilly, have been sentenced to over two and a half years in prison for their roles in an organized crime group …
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Two brothers, Patrick and Matthew McDonagh, have been charged in a US court with conspiracy to commit wire fraud following an FBI investigation. The siblings, believed to be from Irvinestown …