Kyoto police announced Tuesday that a 69-year-old man has been scammed out of gold bars worth approximately Â¥100 million ($688,000). The self-employed man, residing in the Kamigyo Ward of Kyoto, …
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SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Authorities in Sevier County have arrested Yuanbing Zhou, a 47-year-old man, after he allegedly attempted to defraud a victim of thousands of dollars. On September 19, …
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A seaside hotel and former bank offices on the Isle of Man became a hub for scammers who defrauded victims in China out of millions of dollars, according to a …
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Police Arrest Kapil Sikoriya, Kingpin Behind Anti-Iron Coin Scam
by Ananya MehtaA team led by Senior Police Inspector Vilas Supe successfully arrested Kapil Sikoriya (37) and his three accomplices—Suraj More (41), Kiran Parmar (33), and Sunny Dutta (24)—for operating a fraudulent …
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A fraudulent app named WalletConnect infiltrated the Google Play Store, targeting web3 users by mimicking a legitimate open-source protocol designed for connecting decentralized applications and crypto wallets. Security researchers at …
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Garry McNeill, 38, has avoided jail time after orchestrating a £20,000 scam that involved diverting compensation payments from deceased British Gas customers into his own bank account. As a call …
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Maxwell Rusey, formerly of Nuneaton, Warwickshire, has been sentenced to five years in prison for a romance fraud that swindled a Medway woman out of more than £120,000. Rusey was …
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EUGENE & SPRINGFIELD, Ore.—In a shocking twist of technology, Margaret and John Fink received a call purportedly from the Eugene Police Department. The caller claimed to be their son, urgently …
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A disturbing new scam has emerged online, featuring threats, explicit content, and personal information, recently targeting WCNC Charlotte’s Michelle Boudin. In her role, Boudin often opens emails from unknown senders, …
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Spanish police have apprehended five individuals accused of defrauding two women of €325,000 (£271,000) by impersonating Hollywood star Brad Pitt online. According to Spain’s Guardia Civil, the suspects contacted the …