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🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Crime & Justice

A precautionary measure was issued in favor of a retiree who was a victim of a virtual banking scam

A court in Argentina ordered Banco Provincia to stop any debits from the account of a retiree who was scammed online.

Mar 20 • 12:52 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Alert of virtual scam: a fake email from ARCA requests payments for a supposed purchase abroad

The ARCA agency warns of a sophisticated phishing scam that involves a fake email asking for payments related to a non-existent purchase.

Mar 13 • 15:30 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Police search for influencer accused of pretending to be a girl with cancer and taking R$ 207 thousand from a virtual boyfriend; see exchange of messages

Luís Felipe de Oliveira, a digital influencer known as Felipe Heystee, is being sought by police for allegedly defrauding a man out of more than R$ 200,000 by posing as a 19-year-old girl with cancer.

Mar 10 • 20:45 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Police investigates MC Negão Original for involvement in virtual scam scheme

MC Negão Original, a Brazilian singer, is being investigated by São Paulo Civil Police for alleged connections to a virtual scam operation that defrauded victims across various states.

Mar 8 • 23:09 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

They tried to scam Gerardo Romano like in El Marginal: he was about to lose 55 thousand dollars

Argentinian actor Gerardo Romano almost fell victim to a virtual scam, which mirrored a scene from his series "El Marginal," jeopardizing a theater performance in Mar del Plata.

Mar 6 • 15:31 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
Crime & Justice

Criminal Gang Arrested for Stealing 800 Million Won by Deceiving Users with High Returns on Virtual Asset Deposits

A criminal organization has been arrested for hacking into virtual asset wallets and stealing around 800 million won during a phishing scam.

Mar 4 • 02:23 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Criminals pretend to be lawyer, judge, and prosecutor and simulate virtual hearing to scam merchant in PR

A merchant in Paranavaí, Brazil, was scammed after criminals posed as legal figures and conducted a fake virtual hearing.

Feb 25 • 22:57 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
National & Local

Attention. Cyber Police ALERT for 'Crossed Calls'; this is how the new virtual kidnapping scam operates

The Cyber Police have issued a warning about a new scam known as 'Crossed Calls', where criminals manipulate families into believing a loved one has been kidnapped.

Feb 10 • 20:12 UTC

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