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๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช SZ
Crime & Justice

Police seek witnesses: Over 90-year-old senior citizen robbed by con artists

A 90-year-old woman in Munich was robbed by a con artist after being deceived by a telephone scam where the caller pretended her son had cancer.

Mar 22 โ€ข 12:04 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Clarin (ES)
Crime & Justice

From prison, one of the killers of 'Mago Alex' and his girlfriend scammed a family with a rental in Mar del Plata

Enrique V. was scammed out of nearly half a million pesos while trying to rent a vacation apartment in Mar del Plata, with the con artists being connected to the imprisoned murderer 'Mago Alex.'

Mar 18 โ€ข 19:31 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Lrytas
Crime & Justice

The cost of living in an information vacuum: residents handed over at least 170,000 euros to scammers in one day

Residents of Vilnius reported losing at least 170,000 euros to various scams involving phone calls from Russian-speaking con artists.

Mar 11 โ€ข 08:30 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Postimees
Crime & Justice

A woman with curly blond hair robs guesthouses with a devilishly clever trick

The police warn about con artists, featuring a woman who turned burglary into a lifestyle for nearly two decades before being caught by karma.

Mar 8 โ€ข 17:00 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Naftemporiki
National & Local

Alarm for fraudsters posing as priests

The Metropolis of Chania and Apokoronas warns of con artists soliciting money under the guise of charity, claiming to be clergy from the Metropolis.

Feb 27 โ€ข 19:03 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

The deception of 'doubling gold,' turning stones into handkerchiefs... Three arrested including a woman

A police action in Saharanpur led to the arrest of three con artists, including a woman, who targeted shopping women in markets by deceiving them into giving up their jewelry under the pretense of doubling their gold.

Feb 21 โ€ข 15:37 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Naive and Thugs

The article discusses the age-old tricks used by con artists in Buenos Aires, particularly focusing on a recent encounter with a street vendor.

Feb 9 โ€ข 09:00 UTC

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