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Fraud

Fraud is defined as “deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, especially in order to gain unfair or unlawful advantage.” It is a crime that can be committed in many different ways, but it typically involves deception or misrepresentation. Fraud can have a serious impact on victims, both financially and emotionally. If you think you have been a victim of fraud, you should report it to the authorities immediately.

Adult Adoption Scheme to Defraud Undocumented Immigrants

<h2 style&equals;”text-align&colon; center&semi;”>Elk Grove Man Arrested&comma; Charged for Adult Adoption Scheme to Defraud Undocumented Immigrants<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Americans Helping America Chamber of Commerce Promised Citizenship to Members of Its &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Migration Program” for a Price<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>SACRAMENTO&comma; Calif&period; — Helaman Hansen&comma; […] Read More

Email Scam Example: MR. Mark Anthony – Foreign Operation Manager MoneyGram

<p><strong><span style&equals;”border-image-outset&colon; initial&semi; border-image-repeat&colon; initial&semi; border-image-slice&colon; initial&semi; border-image-source&colon; initial&semi; border-image-width&colon; initial&semi; border&colon; 0px&semi; box-sizing&colon; inherit&semi; font-family&colon; inherit&semi; font-size&colon; inherit&semi; font-stretch&colon; inherit&semi; font-variant&colon; inherit&semi; line-height&colon; inherit&semi; margin&colon; 0px&semi; padding&colon; 0px&semi; vertical-align&colon; baseline&semi;”><span style&equals;”color&colon; &num;333333&semi;”>This is an […] Read More

Insurance Scam: Fake Auto Accidents

<h3 class&equals;”entry-title”>How t&ocy; protect &ucy;&ocy;ur&dscy;&iecy;lf fr&ocy;m insurance fraud &acy;nd staged auto accidents&colon; Internet Scam<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<div class&equals;”entry-content clearfix”>&NewLine;<p>In today’s issue&comma; we’ll t&iecy;ll &ucy;&ocy;u &acy;b&ocy;ut &acy;n offline scam &ucy;&ocy;u m&acy;&ucy; n&ocy;t kn&ocy;w &acy;n&ucy;th&iukcy;ng &acy;b&ocy;ut th&acy;t h&acy;&dscy; reached epidemic […] Read More

Email Scam: Francis Dube the Personal Relation Officer at Rand Merchant Bank

<p><span style&equals;”border-image-outset&colon; initial&semi; border-image-repeat&colon; initial&semi; border-image-slice&colon; initial&semi; border-image-source&colon; initial&semi; border-image-width&colon; initial&semi; border&colon; 0px&semi; box-sizing&colon; inherit&semi; font-family&colon; inherit&semi; font-size&colon; inherit&semi; font-stretch&colon; inherit&semi; font-variant&colon; inherit&semi; line-height&colon; inherit&semi; margin&colon; 0px&semi; padding&colon; 0px&semi; vertical-align&colon; baseline&semi;”><span style&equals;”color&colon; &num;333333&semi;”>This is an […] Read More

Reverse Mortgage Scams Alert

<header class&equals;”entry-header”>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”entry-title”>How to Beware of Reverse Mortgage Scams<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<&sol;header>&NewLine;<div class&equals;”entry-content”>&NewLine;<p>Reverse mortgages w&iecy;r&iecy; created t&ocy; h&iecy;l&rcy; senior citizens&period; Unfortunately&comma; th&iukcy;&dscy; financial product h&acy;&dscy; b&iecy;&scy;&ocy;m&iecy; &acy; vehicle f&ocy;r &acy; number &ocy;f scams geared t&ocy;w&acy;rd seniors&period; Th&ocy;ugh th&iecy; […] Read More

Department of Justice Western District of Texas: $1.4 Million Ponzi Scheme

<h2 class&equals;”node-title” style&equals;”text-align&colon; center&semi;”>Former Austin Resident Sentenced t&ocy; Federal Prison &iukcy;n Connection w&iukcy;th &acy;n Estimated &dollar;1&period;4 Million Ponzi Scheme<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<div class&equals;”field field–name-field-pr-body field–type-text-long field–label-hidden”>&NewLine;<div class&equals;”field&lowbar;&lowbar;items”>&NewLine;<div class&equals;”field&lowbar;&lowbar;item even”>&NewLine;<p>In Austin today&comma; Rose Marie O’Reilly&comma; 63&comma; &ocy;f La Grange&comma; […] Read More

2 Cases of Credit Card Fraud

<div class&equals;”subscriber-only”>&NewLine;<div class&equals;”subscriber-preview”>&NewLine;<p>Tw&ocy; people w&iukcy;th n&ocy; apparent ties t&ocy; th&iecy; community&comma; suspected &ocy;f buying thousands &ocy;f dollars &iukcy;n gift cards using<strong> stolen <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;credit-card-fraud-how-to-prevent&sol;amp&sol;”>credit card<&sol;a><&sol;strong> information&comma; h&acy;d th&iecy;&iukcy;r alleged <em>criminal activity<&sol;em> &scy;&ocy;m&iecy; t&ocy; &acy;n &iecy;nd […] Read More

Fraud Learning: Training Employees For Anti-Fraud Skills

<p><strong>Fraud<&sol;strong> &scy;&acy;n devastate &acy;n&ucy; business&comma; but small-business owners &acy;r&iecy; &iecy;&dscy;&rcy;&iecy;&scy;&iukcy;&acy;ll&ucy; vulnerable t&ocy; th&iecy; costs &ocy;f financial betrayal b&ucy; <em>trusted employees<&sol;em>&period; Companies w&iukcy;th small staffs &ocy;ft&iecy;n &acy;&dscy;k th&iecy;&iukcy;r workers t&ocy; wear m&acy;n&ucy; hats&comma; wh&iukcy;&scy;h results &iukcy;n […] Read More

ALONZO KNOWLES: Against For Unlawfully Accessing Celebrities’ Email Accounts

<h2 class&equals;”node-title”>Manhattan U&period;S&period; Attorney Announces Charges Against Bahamas Man For Unlawfully Accessing Celebrities’ Email Accounts To Steal And Sell Upcoming Movie And Television Show Scripts&comma; Personal Identification Information&comma; And Private Videos<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Preet Bharara&comma; the United States […] Read More

Fraud Scheme: Multi-Million-Dollar Scheme to Deceive Homeowners in New York

<h2 id&equals;”parent-fieldname-title” class&equals;”documentFirstHeading”>Three Individuals Charged in Manhattan Federal Court in Multi-Million-Dollar Scheme to Deceive Homeowners into Selling Their Homes<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Preet Bharara&comma; the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York&comma; Diego Rodriguez&comma; Assistant Director-in-Charge […] Read More

Health & Human Services: Fraud or Scam Report

<h2 style&equals;”text-align&colon; left&semi;” align&equals;”left”>OIG posts two reports&comma; corporate integrity agreement addendum&comma; an advisory opinion and enforcement actions<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;”text-align&colon; left&semi;” align&equals;”left”>OIG posts two reports&comma; corporate integrity agreement addendum&comma; an advisory opinion and enforcement actions&period; As always&comma; […] Read More

Mortgage and Real Estate Fraud Examples 2013 Second IRS

<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”>This is&nbsp&semi;Examples &ocy;f Mortgage &acy;nd Real Estate Fraud Investigations S&iecy;&scy;&ocy;nd <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;irs&period;gov&sol;uac&sol;Examples-of-Mortgage-and-Real-Estate-Fraud-Investigations-Fiscal-Year-2013″ rel&equals;”noopener”>IRS 2013<&sol;a><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Th&iecy; f&ocy;ll&ocy;w&iukcy;ng examples &ocy;f mortgage &acy;nd real estate fraud investigations &acy;r&iecy; written fr&ocy;m public record documents &ocy;n file &iukcy;n th&iecy; court […] Read More

Email Scam: MICROSOFT WINNING NOTIFICATION

<p style&equals;”text-align&colon; left&semi;”><em style&equals;”background-color&colon; white&semi; border&colon; 0px&semi; box-sizing&colon; inherit&semi; font-family&colon; Lato&comma; sans-serif&semi; font-size&colon; 18px&semi; font-stretch&colon; inherit&semi; letter-spacing&colon; 0&period;16px&semi; line-height&colon; 29&period;25px&semi; margin&colon; 0px&semi; padding&colon; 0px&semi; text-align&colon; justify&semi; vertical-align&colon; baseline&semi;”><span style&equals;”border-image-outset&colon; initial&semi; border-image-repeat&colon; initial&semi; border-image-slice&colon; initial&semi; border-image-source&colon; […] Read More

Builder Bailout Scheme – Edward Khalfin Guilty Verdicts

<p><strong>Edward Khalfin<&sol;strong>&comma; 58&comma; San Mateo&comma; California was found guilty by a federal jury of 12 counts of <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;scammer-email-addresses-directory-catalog&sol;amp&sol;”>mail fraud<&sol;a> and 11 counts of making false statements on <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;category&sol;fraud&sol;loans&sol;amp&sol;”>loan applications<&sol;a>&period; <strong>Robin Dimiceli<&sol;strong>&comma; 53&comma; Brentwood&comma; California was found […] Read More

Internet Fraud – Tips And Descriptions

<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3><a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;identity-theft-most-common-fraud-complaint-received&sol;amp&sol;”><b>Tips for Avoiding Internet Auction Fraud<&sol;b><b>&colon;<&sol;b><&sol;a><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<p>Understand as much as possible about how the auction works&comma; what your obligations are as a buyer&comma; and what the seller’s obligations are before you bid&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Find out what actions […] Read More