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🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Who is the scammer of Aerolíneas Argentinas and what is he accused of?

The article discusses a scam involving Aerolíneas Argentinas, spotlighting the stories of Laura Micheletti and Mirta Villalba, whose lives were impacted by the situation.

Mar 21 • 14:34 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Scammer poses as INSS agent and diverts 85-year-old woman's retirement in MG

A 41-year-old man was arrested for fraudulently obtaining an 85-year-old woman's retirement funds by posing as an INSS agent in Brazil.

Mar 21 • 13:23 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

The deposit for a small tractor disappeared. A woman from Chebsko fell for an internet scammer

A woman from Chebsko lost her deposit for a small tractor to an online scammer.

Mar 20 • 09:01 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
Crime & Justice

Police caught a cyber scammer. A young foreigner stole millions from Czechs

Czech police apprehended a foreign individual who was involved in a major cyber scam that defrauded Czechs of millions of korunas.

Mar 19 • 12:38 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
Crime & Justice

A 'doctor' called Merja, 71, late at night - soon a chilling scam was revealed

An elderly woman in Finland received a late-night phone call from a scammer posing as a doctor, claiming her friends were worried about her alcohol use, which she refutes.

Mar 19 • 06:32 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
Crime & Justice

NEW SCAM ⟩ A scammer posing as a hospital employee asks for data and invites people to meet a doctor in the hospital lobby

Ida-Viru Central Hospital warns of an increasing number of scams where criminals impersonate hospital employees to steal sensitive personal and financial information.

Mar 18 • 18:34 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
Crime & Justice

IMPORTANT VICTORY ⟩ The police caught a Lithuanian scammer who had emptied Estonians' bank accounts

The police in Tallinn apprehended a Lithuanian woman involved in scamming individuals by emptying their bank accounts and posing as a courier.

Mar 18 • 15:00 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Vilnius resident resisted scammer's attempts and managed to save 80 thousand euros

A Vilnius resident nearly lost 80,000 euros to scammers impersonating bank and police officials but successfully thwarted their efforts after detecting deception.

Mar 18 • 06:19 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

British man's father vanishes in Cambodia as scammer sends heartbreaking images and demands money

A British man is desperately searching for his missing father in Cambodia after a scammer sent him distressing images and requests for money.

Mar 16 • 17:43 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Scammer offered salaries of R$ 5,800 in fake job vacancies to steal data and incur debts in the names of 'candidates' in Paraná; see prints

A woman in Brazil was arrested for offering fake job vacancies with high salaries to scam job seekers into providing personal information and incurring debt under their names.

Mar 16 • 13:56 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
Crime & Justice

The scammer extorted hundreds of thousands of crowns from an elderly woman, but this time he ended up in the hands of the police

A scammer has been apprehended by the police after tricking an elderly woman out of hundreds of thousands of crowns in Czechia.

Mar 16 • 10:15 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
Crime & Justice

Wanted millions, but did not find. Criminals have killed a cryptocurrency scammer and his wife

A cryptocurrency entrepreneur and his wife were murdered in the UAE after criminals attempting to access his wallet discovered it was empty.

Mar 13 • 22:02 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Elderly woman loses R$ 31,000 after scammer poses as court employee in Campo Grande

A 77-year-old woman lost R$ 31,000 due to a scam where the perpetrator impersonated a court employee in Campo Grande, Brazil.

Mar 13 • 19:06 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

Vanesa, the laser scammer: the owner of an aesthetics center in San Blas arrested for defrauding more than 130 clients

A 47-year-old woman in San Blas, Madrid, was arrested for allegedly defrauding over 130 clients by selling them beauty treatments that were never provided.

Mar 13 • 15:24 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

Wood purchase failed. Family from Prostějov sent 33,000 crowns to a fraudster

A family from Prostějov lost 33,000 crowns to a scammer when attempting to purchase wood.

Mar 13 • 12:32 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Scammer Pretends to Be Bank Manager and Makes Sales Representative Lose R$ 25,000 from Company Account

A scammer impersonated a bank manager, leading a sales representative in São José do Rio Preto to lose R$ 25,000 from her company's account.

Mar 11 • 17:04 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Scammer poses as delivery man, says he needs to confirm delivery by taking a photo of the victim and uses the image to access her bank account, in PR

A woman in Irati, Paraná, was scammed by a man posing as a delivery person who took her photo under the pretext of confirming a delivery and then used it to access her bank account.

Mar 11 • 10:28 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

After a scammer stole her life savings, Claudia took on her bank and won

Claudia Lee successfully sued ING Bank after losing $48,000 to a phishing scam that the bank failed to properly respond to.

Mar 10 • 20:57 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
National & Local

FBI and Europol conduct major operation – 140,000 scammer websites shut down

FBI and Europol have shut down the Leakbase forum, used by cybercriminals to sell stolen data, in a massive operation involving 14 countries.

Mar 10 • 18:16 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The scammer who operated using the name Redpiso: how a salesman scammed almost 100,000 euros from a dozen victims

A former employee of a real estate company linked to Redpiso has been convicted for defrauding multiple victims while posing as a legitimate agent.

Mar 7 • 04:30 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

High Manager of Czech Post Sent Over a Million to a Scammer; Now in Charge of Czech Railways' Finances

A senior executive of Czech Post transferred more than a million to a scammer and is now overseeing financial matters at Czech Railways.

Mar 6 • 10:12 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
Crime & Justice

They took all his savings through a fake Babiš. And even put him in debt

A man was deceived by a scammer impersonating a prominent Czech politician, resulting in the loss of his savings and incurring debt.

Mar 5 • 16:12 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Vilnius police are looking for a scammer who swindled 14,000 euros from a woman

Vilnius police are seeking public assistance to identify individuals involved in a scam that resulted in a woman being defrauded of 14,000 euros.

Mar 5 • 14:10 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Elderly woman lost R$ 35 thousand after falling for scam by false court server in PI; criminal made video call

An elderly woman in Brazil lost R$ 35 thousand to a scammer posing as a court official who communicated with her via video call.

Mar 4 • 15:50 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Crime Manual: Scammer Inspired by American Book to Commit Frauds for Nearly 3 Years

A woman was convicted of fraud in Campo Grande after nearly three years of perpetrating scams inspired by an American book.

Mar 2 • 12:19 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
Crime & Justice

He wanted to profit from copper dust, instead the scammer paid off her own debts

A scammer intended to make money from copper dust but ended up using the profits to pay off her own debts.

Mar 2 • 11:09 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
Crime & Justice

Don't believe such a call – Listen to the recording of the scammer

A recording featuring a scam call poses a warning from Iltalehti about scammers posing as security advisors to manipulate victims into taking urgent financial actions.

Mar 2 • 05:30 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
Crime & Justice

She believed a fake police officer. The fraudsters sent her nearly two million

A woman in Czechia was deceived by a scammer posing as a police officer and lost nearly two million.

Mar 1 • 23:23 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

'I was looking for love but one word from handsome stranger was terrifying lesson'

Tracy Cray shares her experience of encountering a romance scammer while searching for love online and highlights the organized nature of such scams.

Mar 1 • 11:00 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
Crime & Justice

Briquettes he paid for will not warm him. He sent money to a scammer

A man has been scammed after sending money for briquettes that he never received.

Feb 26 • 15:30 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

PHOTO ⟩ Police arrested a scammer who came to his grandmother's apartment to collect money

A police officer in Estonia apprehended a scammer trying to defraud his grandmother, who had been lured into providing her Smart-ID credentials.

Feb 26 • 08:52 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
Crime & Justice

The terrible truth emerged for a man after three years of messaging

A man from Iisalmi reported to the police that he was the victim of a fraud scheme involving a female scammer he met online, leading him to send her €24,000 in gift cards over three years.

Feb 20 • 10:35 UTC
🇵🇱 Wprost
Crime & Justice

Beware of scammers. The internet romance of a senior lady ended with a broken heart and an empty bank account

A 75-year-old woman from ElblÄ…g lost nearly 200,000 PLN to an internet scammer posing as a U.S. soldier.

Feb 18 • 19:47 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Fraud of 4.2 million in the name of insurance, scammers pulled off such a cheat that left one in shock

A man from Amethi district was defrauded of 4.2 million rupees by a scammer posing as an insurance company representative.

Feb 17 • 09:08 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
Crime & Justice

Charente-Maritime: the 'scammer backpacker', a serial con artist who mainly targeted women, apprehended

A notorious scammer, nicknamed the 'scammer backpacker', has been apprehended in Charente-Maritime after evading capture following a 2023 prison sentence.

Feb 13 • 19:15 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The workers of Antonio Arroyo, 'the scammer of the poor,' reveal: 'He instructed me to deceive the clients'

Two former workers of Antonio Arroyo have testified against him, alleging that he instructed them to deceive vulnerable clients, amidst a major mortgage fraud trial in Spain.

Feb 11 • 17:07 UTC
🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
Crime & Justice

Marie-Louise tricked the scammers: "I was a bit surprised"

An 82-year-old woman named Marie-Louise Moell managed to outsmart a scammer by having two police officers waiting at her door to apprehend him.

Feb 11 • 16:37 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
Crime & Justice

Recidivist Maulius collected random phone numbers, posing as an official

A court in Panevėžys has upheld a strict sentence for D. Maulius, a phone scammer who defrauded victims out of tens of thousands of euros while serving a prison sentence.

Feb 11 • 15:48 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

The Panevėžys District Court Did Not Mitigate the Sentence of a Phone Scammer Who Defrauded Tens of Thousands of Euros

The Panevėžys District Court confirmed a 3.5-year prison sentence for Dovydas Maulius, a phone scammer, despite adjustments to the legal assessments of some crimes.

Feb 11 • 15:40 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

Florinda, the scammed scammer: She sent her travel agency clients' money to a fictional boyfriend

Florinda P. J., a travel agency manager, was arrested for defrauding clients out of over 100,000 euros after sending approximately 280,000 euros to a fictitious boyfriend she never met.

Feb 10 • 19:07 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

A Vilnius resident and a woman from KelmÄ— were defrauded of 28 thousand euros: the scammers spoke Russian and Lithuanian

A 1965-born woman from Vilnius reported to the police that she was defrauded of 12 thousand euros by a conman posing as a lawyer who spoke Russian during a phone call.

Feb 10 • 05:22 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Scammer creates similar PIX keys to divert donations intended for the treatment of a 6-year-old child

A family in Sorocaba, Brazil, fell victim to a scam diverting donations meant for their son's costly treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Feb 9 • 00:00 UTC
🇸🇪 SVT Nyheter
National & Local

Vigilant store staff in Hylte stopped romance fraud

Store employees in Hylte prevented a significant romance fraud by alerting authorities after a victim had already sent gift cards worth around 40,000 SEK to the scammer.

Feb 7 • 04:30 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
Crime & Justice

I lost millions to Tinder scammer who promised to marry me – Entrepreneur

Bukola Yunisa, a Lagos-based entrepreneur, shares her experience of being emotionally and financially scammed by a man posing as a widower and property developer.

Feb 7 • 00:06 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Life & Tech

A couple of fools and a scammer lead the theater box office in Mar del Plata as Fátima Florez loses second place

The summer theater season in Mar del Plata continues amidst strong performances, with Fátima Florez dropping to third place and the upcoming Estrellas de Mar awards recognizing notable productions.

Feb 5 • 14:24 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
Crime & Justice

Fraudsters cheated a gullible woman out of 11,500 euros in KlaipÄ—da

A woman in KlaipÄ—da was defrauded of 11,500 euros by a scammer posing as a police officer during phone conversations.

Feb 5 • 06:32 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
Crime & Justice

Childless Janne received a shameless message: "Hey grandpa" – A familiar scam method is tormenting again

A 44-year-old man named Janne received a deceptive message from a scammer who addressed him as 'grandpa' despite him not having children, urging him to continue the conversation on WhatsApp.

Feb 5 • 05:30 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
Crime & Justice

A man from Kantrus triumphed after a conversation with a scammer: 'He hung up!'

A resident successfully foiled a scam attempt from a person posing as a telecommunications company representative, following advice shared by local police on social media.

Feb 3 • 13:13 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Crime & Justice

Pella: They snatched £25,000 worth of jewelry and watches from a woman using the 'accountant' method

A woman in Pella was defrauded of £25,000 in cash, jewelry, and watches by a scammer posing as an accountant.

Feb 2 • 09:55 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

Rufián calls Trump a "scammer, pedophile, and rapist" and PP and Vox a "bunch of bootlickers"

ERC spokesman Rufián condemned Trump and criticized the political parties PP and Vox during a session in Congress.

Jan 15 • 19:19 UTC

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