By Georgia Banks A crime gang that defrauded vulnerable and elderly residents out of £1.2 million through building work scams has been sentenced at Teesside Crown Court. The organized …
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Pamela Tickell BBC News, North East and Cumbria Three men have been imprisoned for stealing over £50,000 from vulnerable and often elderly victims through fraudulent schemes. Adam Rankin, 32, from …
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ST. LOUIS – Five people were charged Friday for stealing at least $8 million from victims across ten states, including one Missouri woman, in a tech support scam. According to …
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LAUDERHILL, FL – A man is facing multiple felony charges after being implicated in an elaborate lottery scam that defrauded elderly victims of more than $7 million. Leroy Alfred Vassell, …
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UK Man Sentenced for $13M Wine and Whiskey Scam
A man from the United Kingdom has been sentenced to three years’ probation for his involvement in a $13 million wine and whiskey scam that defrauded over 150 victims, many …
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PROVIDENCE – Wisdom Onyobeno preyed on the vulnerabilities of grieving widows, exploiting their trust, Christian faith, and loneliness through a sweeping romance scam. U.S. District Chief Judge John J. McConnell …
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Two “callous” con artists, Rosanna Lisa Stanley, 48, and Gina Guy, 37, have been charged with defrauding at least 16 lonely elderly men out of more than $7 million in …
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U.S. Marshals have arrested Nickoy Campbell, a 29-year-old man from Margate, Florida, following accusations of his involvement in a multi-million dollar lottery scam targeting at least 20 victims aged 55 …
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Two Ontario women have been sentenced to house arrest for their involvement in a grandparent scam that defrauded nine elderly Manitoba victims of nearly $90,000. Gabriel Edith Marie Paradis, 27, …
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A man has been sentenced for his role in a mobile home scam that defrauded elderly victims of more than £500,000 over a seven-year period. Nevada Smith, 46, from Ingoldmells, …