SHARON, Pa. – A Sharon woman who admitted to running a Facebook-based charity scam has been sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay restitution. According to Mercer …
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ELLESMERE PORT, UK – Two men from Liverpool, Francis Constantine and Jonjo Swaine, have been sentenced to prison for orchestrating an aggravated burglary at a home in Ellesmere Port. The …
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The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, secured the conviction of two internet fraudsters, AbdulAfeez Oluyide Olaitan and Agbo …
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A 39-year-old man, Marchell Jeff Lee Sin Ket, was sentenced to one year in prison by the Sessions Court after pleading guilty to transferring and concealing RM487,790, funds obtained through …
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RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — A man accused of orchestrating an online vehicle scam using fake Facebook accounts has been arrested by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff Leon Lott …
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Charity Scams
Srinagar Police Arrest Mohammad Lateef Lone in Fake Medical Donation Scam
by Ananya MehtaIn a swift action, Srinagar Police cracked down on an online fraud racket that exploited Facebook to raise fake medical donations. On May 30, 2025, Police Station Nowhatta received a …
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Federal officials have announced the arrest of four men from Ivory Coast in connection with a global sextortion scam that led to the suicide of a …
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The Mumbai Cyber Police (North Division) have successfully arrested three individuals involved in a Rs 69-lakh share trading scam. The accused targeted the victim by luring him through a deceptive …
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WIGAN, UK – A man who faked a terminal cancer diagnosis to con an old school friend out of nearly £30,000 has been sentenced to prison. Matthew Howarth, 32, reached …
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PATHUM THANI, THAILAND — A 32-year-old man identified as Koraphak, also known by the alias Oak and dubbed the “ninja thief,” was arrested on April 30 for a string of …