Internet Fraud and Scams News – Page 35

Email Scam Example: Fake Citibank Texas USA Email

June 3, 2018 FraudsWatch 0

This is an email scam received about “Citibank Texas USA” is a phishing scam and why not try to contact these people or log onto these sites and enter your data because you risk being […] Read More

Financial Fraud: Six Individuals Have Stolen Over $8 million From a Bank And an Insurance Company

May 22, 2018 FraudsWatch 0

Six charged in massive fraud & money laundering scheme Alleged to have stolen over $8 million from a bank and an insurance company Indianapolis – United States Attorney Josh Minkler announced federal charges against six […] Read More

The Fake Check Mystery Shopper Scam Targeting America’s Seniors

May 18, 2018 FraudsWatch 0

An increasing number of seniors are becoming tech-savvy, however, thieves are honing in on this and are using it to their advantage. In 2017, a billion dollars was stolen from the country’s population via fraudulent practices, with […] Read More

Health Care Fraud: MARINA BURMAN Sentenced For Fraudulent Bills to The New York State Medicaid Program

May 18, 2018 FraudsWatch 0

Medical Supply Executive Sentenced To 36 Months In Prison For Her Role In A $30 Million Scheme To Defraud Medicare And Medicaid Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New […] Read More

Immigration Fraud: Eleno Quinteros Sentenced For Making False Statements in Support of Legal Permanent Resident Petitions

May 18, 2018 FraudsWatch 0

Airline Staffing Executive Sentenced to Prison for Years of Immigration Fraud Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas W. Pilchak (619) 546-9709 SAN DIEGO – Eleno Quinteros, Jr., the former vice president of operations for two airline mechanic […] Read More

Investment Fraud: Edward Durante Sentenced For Defrauding at Least 100 Investors of More Than $15 Million

May 15, 2018 FraudsWatch 0

Recidivist Securities Fraudster Edward Durante Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison For Securities Fraud, Money Laundering, And Perjury Offenses Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that […] Read More

Identity Theft: Imputed Unknown Charged of Passport Fraud, Social Security Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft

May 15, 2018 FraudsWatch 0

“John Doe” Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison For Passport Fraud, Social Security Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, And Two Counts Of Voter Fraud Defendant, whose true identity remains unknown, lived under a stolen identity for […] Read More

Health Care Fraud: Tovah Lynn Jasperson And Alan Martin Bostom Pled Guilty to One Count of Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud

May 15, 2018 FraudsWatch 0

Treatment Center Owners Sentenced to Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme Involving Sober Homes and Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Centers Two treatment center owners were sentenced to prison for […] Read More

Health Care Fraud: Dr. Julio Delgado Pleaded Guilty to Aiding And Abetting The Fraudulent Acquisition of Controlled Substances

May 15, 2018 FraudsWatch 0

Physician, Nurse Practitioner, and Nurse Plead Guilty in Montgomery “Pill Mill” Case These Guilty Pleas Raise the Number of Convictions in this Case to Eight Montgomery, Alabama – During the past few weeks, three more […] Read More

Financial Fraud: Rocky Hutson Sentenced For False Claims, Creating Fictious Financial Instruments And Bank Fraud

May 14, 2018 FraudsWatch 0

Western Slope Sovereign Citizen Sentenced to Federal Prison for Bank Fraud and Related Crimes DENVER – Rocky Hutson, age 59, of Grand Junction, Colorado, and a self-proclaimed sovereign citizen, was sentenced to serve 70 months […] Read More

Cyber Crime: LOUIS ONG Sentenced For Operated Unlicensed Bitcoin Trading

May 11, 2018 FraudsWatch 0

Canadian Who Operated Unlicensed Bitcoin Trading Business Sentenced Defendant Engaged in Bitcoin Exchanges with Undercover Agents despite Knowledge the Money was Drug Trafficking Proceeds A Vancouver, British Columbia man was sentenced today in U.S. District […] Read More

Financial Fraud: Leonel Alexis Valerio Santana Pleaded Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering

May 11, 2018 FraudsWatch 0

Dominican National Pleads Guilty to International E-Mail Impersonation and Fraud Scam BOSTON – A Dominican national pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a scam in which he and co-conspirators defrauded […] Read More

Identity Theft: Wilson Lasset Pled Guilty to Wire Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft

May 11, 2018 FraudsWatch 0

Former Boca Raton Resident Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme A former Boca Raton resident, who purported to operate a tax preparation business in Pompano Beach, pled guilty to wire fraud […] Read More

Bankruptcy: Phebe Ibrahim Sentenced For Bankruptcy Fraud And Related Charges

May 11, 2018 FraudsWatch 0

St. Peters Woman Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulent Preparation of Bankruptcy Petitions On May 10, 2018, Phebe Ibrahim, formerly known as “Phebe Khan,” age 50, of St. Peters, Missouri, was sentenced to 18 months in […] Read More

Health Care Fraud: Joan Cicchiello Sentenced For Making False Statements Related to Health Care Matters

May 10, 2018 FraudsWatch 0

Former Registered Nurse Sentenced To Six Years’ Imprisonment For Health Care Fraud HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Joan Cicchiello, age 67, of Annville and […] Read More

Financial Fraud: ANILESH AHUJA And AMIN MAJIDI Charged With Participating in a Scheme to Commit Securities Fraud

May 9, 2018 FraudsWatch 0

Hedge Fund Founder, Portfolio Manager, And Trader Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Mismarking Securities By Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Former Hedge Fund Chief Risk Officer and Trader, and Former Salesman at a Broker-Dealer, […] Read More

Financial Fraud: Sushovan Hussain Convicted of One Count of Conspiracy of Wire Fraud And Securities Fraud

May 1, 2018 FraudsWatch 0

Former Autonomy CFO Convicted Of Wire Fraud Defendant Defrauded Hewlett-Packard Company of $11.7 Billion During HP’s 2011 Acquisition of Autonomy SAN FRANCISCO – Sushovan Hussain, the former Chief Financial Officer of Autonomy Corporation plc, was […] Read More

Email Scam Example: U.S DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSET CONTROL (OFAC)

April 22, 2018 FraudsWatch 0

This is an email scam received about “U.S DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSET CONTROL (OFAC)” is a phishing scam and why not try to contact these people or log onto these sites and enter your […] Read More

Financial Fraud: Sombo Kanneh Pleaded Guilty to an Information Alleging One Count of Conspiracy to Bribe a Public Official

April 19, 2018 FraudsWatch 0

School Employee Pleads Guilty to Role in Bribery Scheme Involving VA Program for Disabled Military Veterans WASHINGTON – The financial manager of Atius Technology Institute (“Atius”), a privately owned, non-accredited school specializing in information technology […] Read More

Actual Estate Imposter Rip-Off Targets Might-be Owners

April 19, 2018 FraudsWatch 0

In January 2017, a Denver couple signed a contract to shop for a replacement house, going to use $272,500 in take from the sale of their previous home as a deposit. But scammers had alternative […] Read More