A man from California was arrested on Wednesday for scamming individuals out of thousands of dollars by impersonating U.S. officials, according to the Washington County Virginia Sheriff’s Office (WCSO). The …
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Government Impersonation Scams
Bronx Man Jaime Castillo Arrested for Scamming Long Island Grandmothers
By Muri Assunção A Bronx man has been arrested for allegedly scamming two grandmothers from Long Island out of more than $25,000, according to an announcement from Nassau County authorities. …
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Wei Ping Sun, a suspect from Queens, was arrested in connection to a $100,000 scam targeting a Brooklyn woman. The woman was deceived into handing over the large sum of …
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In an unusual twist, a Bradenton man, 56-year-old Jeffrey Moynihan, Jr., was arrested this week for impersonating billionaire Elon Musk and scamming a 74-year-old woman out of at least $250,000. …
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A 22-year-old Singaporean man was arrested in Taiwan on November 19 for allegedly being involved in a scam syndicate, according to the Yilan County Government Police Bureau. The man, identified …
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On November 15, an Ellensburg couple was targeted in a sophisticated phone scam, which led to a significant financial loss. The scam began with a call from a woman claiming …
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Identity Theft
Cyber Crime Police Arrest 3 Fraudsters in Rs 4.47 Crore Credit Card Scam
by Ananya MehtaIn a major breakthrough, the Cyber Crime Police have arrested three individuals from Jodhpur, Rajasthan, who were part of a gang responsible for defrauding a private sector bank of Rs …
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Identity Theft
Two Gujarat Men Arrested for Defrauding 71-Year-Old of Rs 40.7 Lakh in MP
by Ananya MehtaTwo men, Himmat Devani (58) and Atul Goswami (46), both from Gujarat, were arrested by Indore police on charges of defrauding a 71-year-old man of Rs 40.7 lakh in a …
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A 38-year-old woman from Irvine, California, has been charged following an undercover sting at Grand Island Regional Airport, where she allegedly tried to scam a Nebraska man out of $230,000. …
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Smishing Scams
Former Oregon Brewery Equipment Owner Sentenced to 21 Months for Defrauding Customers of $880,000
Bend, Oregon [Date] — Matthew Mulder, 52, former owner of We Can Brewing Systems, LLC, a microbrewery equipment company based in Bend, Oregon, has been sentenced to 21 months in …