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Elderly hands holding a deceptive inheritance scam letter with a shadowy figure lurking, symbolizing the risk of elder financial exploitation.

The Phantom Fortune: Unmasking Inheritance Scams and Protecting America’s Seniors from Financial Predators

April 29, 2025 FraudsWatch 0

A letter arrives, perhaps bearing an official-looking crest, promising millions. It speaks of a distant relative, previously unknown, who has passed away overseas leaving behind a substantial inheritance. For the recipient, it paints a picture […] Read More

Conceptual illustration of a computer network being attacked by Phobos ransomware, showing encrypted files and a ransom demand.

Phobos Ransomware Ring Busted: Roman Berezhnoy and Egor Nikolaevich Glebov Charged in $16M+ Global Cybercrime Spree

February 11, 2025 FraudsWatch 0

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a sweeping international operation, the U.S. Justice Department has unsealed charges against two Russian nationals accused of masterminding a global ransomware campaign that extorted over $16 million from victims, including hospitals, […] Read More

Cracking Down on Cybercrime: Major Marketplaces “Cracked” and “Nulled” Dismantled in Global Operation

January 30, 2025 FraudsWatch 0

The digital age, while offering unprecedented opportunities for connectivity and innovation, has also spawned a dark underbelly of cybercrime. Online marketplaces, operating in the shadows, facilitate the trade of stolen data, hacking tools, and other […] Read More

Financial Fraud: Pharmaceutical Executive Sold Fake Stock in Medical Research Company

April 3, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

Pharmaceutical Executive Defrauds Investors Out of Millions by Selling Fake Stock in Medical Research Company Greg Ruehle liked to gamble—the only problem was that he did it with other people’s money. In the process, the […] Read More

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Ukrainian National: $10 Million Cyber Money Laundering Operation

December 31, 2015 FraudsWatch 0

Ukrainian National Extradited from Poland to Face Charges Related to $10 Million Cyber Money Laundering Operation WASHINGTON—A Ukrainian national made his initial appearance today in federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina, after being extradited from […] Read More

New Hate Crime Statistics From FBI

November 20, 2015 FraudsWatch 0

FBI Releases 2014 Hate Crime Statistics Today, the FBI released Hate Crime Statistics, 2014, the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s latest compilation about bias-motivated incidents throughout the nation. Submitted by 15,494 law enforcement agencies, the […] Read More