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2015

Military Scammer: LT. GEN. ANDREW LESLIE

Fake-Accounts With Stolen Images From LT. GEN. ANDREW LESLIE Disclaimer: рlеаѕе understand thаt уоu аrе NOT lооkіng аt thе pictures оf people whо аrе асtuаllу scamming you! Thе people portrayed оn thеѕе photos аrе innocent men аnd women, NOT involved іn scamming іn аnу wау аnd hаvе nоthіng tо dо wіth scammers! Thе scammers аrе uѕіng […]

Scam Email: Linda Monreal

Kathleen, You are a life saver. Below is my correspondence with one of your known scam artists. I felt like it was going to turn into a legit sale until the last exchange. That’s when I googled her name and your site popped up. Now, looking back over the whole exchange I can see all […]

Scam Email: Cynthia Roberts

Hi Kathleen Thank goodness I found your website! I had a bad feeling about this whole situation and I was obviously right. I feel such a fool to have been taken in by them. I am now going to cease all communication. Thank you for caring and I feel as angry as you do. I […]

Scam Email: Lesley Donna

Odds are that I, too, am going to receive scam emails directly to my email account, even as I spend so much of my time and energy trying to expose scammers. But scammers don’t care – it’s a numbers game to them… how many hundreds of thousands of emails can they send, what percentage of […]

Scam Email: Alvin Folkman

Hi Kathleen I unfortunately got my hopes up for a few minutes in these dry and difficult times that this was a genuine enquiry but no? its a scammer. Its hard to believe they will actually spend the time looking up obscure specific individual works. Here’s another name for your scammers list with email thread: […]

Scam Email: Tim Patty

Hi Kathleen, Thanks for your blog.   Below is an email I received today.  I was skeptical but pretty convinced once I got the response. From: Tim Patty [timmypatty@yahoo.com] Date: Wed, May 22, 2015 at 8:55 AM Subject: PAinter Needed To: timmypatty@yahoo.com Morning, I need your services as a decorative painter for my wife birthday in […]

Computer Crime: Winchester Man Pleads Guilty

Christopher Wood іѕ jailed fоr а year іn federal prison HARRISONBURG, VA—A Winchester man, whо previously worked іn thе IT department оf а Winchester-based company, pled guilty yesterday іn thе United States District Court fоr thе Western District оf Virginia іn Harrisonburg tо а federal computer crime. Christopher T. Wood, 41, оf Winchester, Va., waived […]

Romance Scammer: Sasha Grey

FAKE-ACCOUNTS WITH STOLEN IMAGES FROM Sasha Grey Original Info and Description About Sasha Grey Born:    March 14, 1988 ( age 27 ) Sign:     Pisces Real Name:   Marina Ann Hantzis Known / Aliases:  Sasha Grey, Anna Karina, Sasha Gray, Fantasy Girl Sasha, Born Place / Hometown:  North Highlands, California Raised:  North Highlands, California Country: […]

Most Popular Fraud Schemes

The following are some of the most common scams that the FBI investigates and tips to help prevent you from being victimized. Visit our White-Collar Crime and Cyber webpages for more fraud schemes. To report cases of fraud, use our online tips form or contact your nearest FBI office or overseas office. Telemarketing Fraud When

Bernard Madoff in Prison

LEV L. DASSIN, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and JOSEPH M. DEMAREST, JR., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced that BERNARD L. MADOFF was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 150 years in prison for perpetrating