A major cybercrime gang involved in a work-from-home scam has been busted, with 12 individuals arrested, including the main accused, Harshvardhan Ojha (25), a resident of Uttar Pradesh. The gang …
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Business & Job Opportunity Scams
Akshay Kalgutkar Arrested for Cheating Rs 19.42 Lakh in Job Scam
by Ananya MehtaPanvel City Police have apprehended Akshay Kalgutkar, who posed as a job agent, defrauding several youths by offering fake job opportunities in the Indian Railways. Kalgutkar was arrested at a …
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FinancialSocial Security and Pension Scams
Zian Hu, Balraj Singh Arrested in Marin County Elder Scam
Marin County, Calif. – Two suspects have been arrested for impersonating FBI agents in an elaborate elder fraud scheme that scammed senior citizens out of tens of thousands of dollars. …
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – An 83-year-old woman was scammed after a fraudster made her believe that her son was in trouble. The victim, who Local 10 News is not identifying, …
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CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A York couple is behind bars after allegedly attempting to scam a Cambria County woman out of $10,000 by pretending she had won a Publishers …
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Kothamangalam Police arrested two men on Thursday in connection with a visa fraud case involving over Rs 1 crore. The accused have been identified as Thomas N Isaac, 51, from …
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A mother and daughter have been arrested in connection with a long-running embezzlement operation that allegedly stole over $550,000 from a financial services company over nearly two decades. In February …
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Anita Mirmohammadi, a former finance manager, has been sentenced to 5 years and 10 months in prison after embezzling £189,000 from her employer. The 31-year-old used the stolen funds to …
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CryptoCryptocurrency ScamsInvestment Scams
Mohit Wadhwa Arrested for Rs 9 Crore Spiritual Investment Scam
by Ananya MehtaThe Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police arrested 44-year-old Mohit Wadhwa, alias Manu, on May 9 for allegedly deceiving 14 followers of a spiritual leader out of more …
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Liwei Zhang, 42, of China, was arrested and is currently held at the Licking County Justice Center on felony theft charges after defrauding a local resident of $27,000. The investigation …