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A “Fraud News From World” directory is a collection of news articles about fraud and scams from around the world. These directories can be a valuable resource for staying informed about the latest scams and how to protect yourself from them. The directory typically includes information about the scam, such as the type of scam, the target audience, the location of the scam, and the date of the scam. It may also include information about how to protect yourself from the scam, such as how to identify a phishing email or how to report a scam to the authorities.
Junedale Couple Pleads Guilty To Four Armed Bank Robberies And The Armed Robbery Of A Store SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that David Weaver, age 41, and Crystal Serfass, age 31, both of Junedale, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to the armed robberies of four […]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Wayne Shelby Simmons, 62, of Annapolis, Maryland, a former Fox News commentator who has falsely claimed he spent 27 years working for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), pleaded guilty today to major fraud against the government, wire fraud, and a firearms offense. “Wayne Simmons is a convicted felon with no military or […]
Eastern European Cyber Crooks Raid US Banks For $4 Million In Just 3 Days A new banking trojan named GozNym is actively hitting U.S. and Canadian banks and has already taken about $4 million from two dozen North American banks. IBM’s X-Power Research group reported that 24 banks in the two nations, 22 in the U.S., […]
$22.7 million lost to dating scams in 2015 This Valentine’s Day, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning the online dating community to watch out for any love interest that asks for money. Last year, 2,620 Australians reported losing almost $23 million to dating and romance scams to the ACCC. “Romance scams continue to […]
Area Chiropractor Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud Scheme Involved Billings to D.C. Medicaid Program WASHINGTON – Lewis J. Levine, 59, a chiropractor who practiced in Southeast Washington, was sentenced today to five months of incarceration, to be followed by two years of supervised release, including a curfew and five months of electronic […]
Former Oklahoma State Senator Sentenced to Over 3 Years For $1.8 Million in Wire Fraud and Tax Evasion TULSA, Okla.—Former Oklahoma State Senator Ricky L. Brinkley was sentenced today to serve 37 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1.8 million dollars from the Better Business Bureau and for tax evasion. In addition to […]
Brooklyn Man Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court In Connection With Advance Fee Scheme Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that OCTAVIO LOMBARDO, a/k/a “Otto Lombardo,” was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to two years in prison for wire fraud stemming from his scheme to […]
Medical Equipment Company Will Pay $646 Million for Making Illegal Payments (Healthcare Fraud) to Doctors and Hospitals in United States and Latin America Olympus Corp. of the Americas, Nation’s Largest Distributor of Endoscopes, Also Agrees to Reforms and Subsidiary Admits to Foreign Bribery The United States’ largest distributor of endoscopes and related equipment will pay […]
Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats Released The FBI’s latest Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report, which contains data from January to June of 2015, revealed overall declines in the number of property crimes and overall increases in the number of violent crimes reported by law enforcement when compared to figures from the same time in 2014. According […]
“Email scam” has become a widely used form of the fraudster, who made many victims in personal or business sector. A scam termed “CEO fraud” or “business email crime” has proven costly for businesses across the globe. According to the FBI, losses incurred from this scam have cost companies more than $2bn (£1.43bn, €1.81bn) over […]