by Chris Matambanadzo A 17-year-old boy from Zimre Park, Ruwa, Zimbabwe, has found himself in legal trouble after allegedly defrauding hundreds of dollars from high school students in a scam …
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Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission Arrests Two Senior Executives for Fraud Two senior officials from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB), including its chairperson Patrick Devenish and CEO Meanwell Gudu, have …
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Mary Mubaiwa, the estranged wife of Zimbabwe’s Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, appeared in court on serious charges including attempting to murder her husband. Mubaiwa is accused of trying to kill …
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Fake Financial Services ScamsFinancial
Saudi Man Arrested for Illegal Bank Financing of $131 Million
A Saudi man, Khalid Ibrahim Al-Jraiwi, was arrested for illegally securing SR493 million (approximately $131 million) in bank financing through fraudulent means, the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) reported. The …
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By Xinhua Pavel Popov, the former Deputy Defense Minister of Russia, has been arrested on charges of large-scale fraud, according to Russian state news agency TASS. Popov, who served as …
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A months-long investigation into identity theft, fraud, and mail theft across southern Marin County resulted in the arrest of a couple on Monday at a Vallejo hotel, according to the …
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Detectives from Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have apprehended 31 suspects across Runda, Ridgeways, and Industrial Area in Nairobi for allegedly defrauding two Dubai-based businessmen in a fake gold …
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Business & Job Opportunity Scams
Butt Brothers, Owners of Shandar Mobiles, Arrested for Fraud in Jhelum
By Rija Sohaib Arbaaz and Taimoor Butt, the owners of the popular mobile shop Shandar Mobiles, were arrested in Jhelum for allegedly defrauding a customer. Arbaaz Butt, who had gained …
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Detectives from Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have apprehended Michael Otieno Owano, a Nairobi lawyer, in connection with a Ksh.182 million ($1.6 million) tender scam that targeted an American …
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FinancialSocial Security and Pension Scams
Michael Sebegala Sentenced for Swindling Pensioner Out of R360K
Margaret Mothibi A man from Northern Cape, Michael Sebegala, has been handed a suspended sentence after being found guilty of swindling a 40-year-old man out of over R360,000 in pension …