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🇨🇿 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 Elbląg 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 Kelmė 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 Klaipėda

A woman in Klaipėda 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
🇮🇹 La Repubblica
Sports

He Was Supposed to Make Mali Win the Africa Cup: Sorcerer Arrested, Had Collected 30,000 Euros

Karamogo Sinayoko, a self-proclaimed sorcerer in Mali, was arrested after defrauding fans of 30,000 euros by promising to help the national team win the Africa Cup.

Jan 15 • 08:16 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Crime & Justice

Antonio Luis, the 'professional' scammer sentenced to prison for defrauding 30,000 euros from Ana Rosa Quintana's family

Antonio Luis, a notorious serial scammer, has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for defrauding 31,000 euros from the family business of television presenter Ana Rosa Quintana in Madrid.

Dec 28 • 20:32 UTC

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