All news on the topic: Fraud

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US Supreme Court tosses case involving securities fraud suit against Facebook
The U.S. Supreme Court sidestepped on Friday a decision on whether to allow shareholders to proceed with a securities fraud lawsuit accusing Meta’s (META.O), opens new tab Facebook of misleading investors about the misuse of the social media platform’s user data.
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Spanish police detain ex-fraud chief after finding €20 million stashed in his walls
Investigation into country’s largest cocaine bust reveals cash in home of former head of anti-money laundering
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Man convicted of insider trading linked to firm holding state cannabis contracts
Michael Shvartsman was convicted of insider trading, while Eric Hannelius settled without admitting or denying guilt. Both men were involved in a company with contracts to track legal marijuana in Florida and other states.
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Germany and Cyprus target $11m investment fraud ring in major crackdown
Authorities in Germany and Cyprus shut down fake platforms, seizing luxury items and arresting suspects in a multimillion-dollar scheme.
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Scammer accused of stealing 4,100 Bitcoin has appeared in U.S. court on charges of wire fraud
Malone Lam and co-conspirator exploited victim’s trust through fake support calls, extracting over $274 million in crypto.
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JPMorgan sues customers over alleged fraud associated with TikTok’s viral glitch
US bank accuses four users of stealing about $660,000 in total from ATMs using fake cheques
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Milan prosecutors allege that hacked information from state security databases was sold to wealthy clients
Italian probe reveals “gigantic and alarming market of confidential data,” prosecutors say.
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Bulgaria’s hacking ’Elves’ expose election fraud scheme
Hacktivists have released a list of individuals purportedly involved in election fraud.
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Fraud convictions didn’t prevent this lawyer from establishing a thriving practice in Cyprus
Cypriot authorities stalled for 13 years on a European Arrest Warrant filed by the U.K., where Christos Christodoulides absconded from prison. They finally let him serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest in Cyprus.
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Serious Fraud Office investigates £112m Unite union hotel
The Serious Fraud Office is investigating the construction of a hotel and conference centre owned by one of the UK’s biggest trade unions, the BBC can reveal.
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Fraud charges against Roman Felik?
Roman Felik, who presents himself as a successful businessman, is accused of swindling others out of money to fund a lavish lifestyle and purchasing fake identification to conceal his true identity.
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Hospital seeks to recover £95K from nurse involved in fraud
A hospital which paid nearly £95,000 in wages to a fraudulent nurse has said it will attempt to get some of the money back from her.
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The U.S. accuses a Nigerian CEO of obstructing an investigation into a $20 million fraud
The U.S. has brought new charges against the CEO of a Nigerian airline, accusing him of falsifying documents to obstruct an ongoing investigation into earlier allegations of bank fraud and money laundering.
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’I lost £165k to fraud in an hour’ – customers claim Revolut failed to protect them
A man who had £165,000 stolen from his Revolut business account by fraudsters has told BBC Panorama he believes the company’s security measures failed to prevent the theft.
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Police launch manhunt for self-proclaimed ‘rich kid of Instagram’ after breaching bail on fraud charge
Jack Watkin, 25, claimed on social media in 2016 to own a £1.7 million fleet of expensive cars and to have access to his father’s private jet.
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Urgent warning issued over ’convincing’ fake NHS dentist website that ’steals personal details and money’
Do you know how to spot a dodgy site from the real deal? Find out below
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Iraq’s dollar auction: the ‘monster’ channeling billions to fraudsters and militants via the U.S. Federal Reserve
A system set up to channel dollars from Iraqi oil sales to importers has been exploited by money launderers and militant groups for years. An OCCRP investigation shows how the fraud works in practice.
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Innova Review: Dubai-based securities fraud pyramid scheme
Innova prelaunched on the website domains “8innova.com” and “innovabackoffice.com”.
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Stellantis Chair John Elkann has been targeted in a €75 million asset seizure over alleged tax fraud
An Italian judge has seized money and assets worth almost 75 million euros ($84 million) from five people, including Stellantis (STLAM.MI), opens new tab and Ferrari (RACE.MI), opens new tab Chair John Elkann, as part of an investigation into alleged tax fraud, prosecutors said on Friday.
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In Warsaw, the "King of Conmen," wanted across Europe, has been arrested
Police officers stopped a driver on Puławska Street who had significantly exceeded the speed limit.
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Scandalous Ukrainian ex-banker Denys Horbunenko found to be linked to Russia
Denys Horbunenko, the former chairman of the board of the notorious Rodovid Bank, is linked to the fintech company Dzing, which was recently subject to restrictions by the UK authorities over suspected fraud.
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The quartet of judicial terror
From their anti-terrorism courts in Caracas, four improvised judges have dedicated themselves to, precisely, spreading terror.
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Namecheap cooperates with Russia and deceives its customers, having Ukrainian management
Namecheap has a reputation for being one of the most competitive domain name registration options.
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Website operators promised fraudsters profit within minutes if they subscribed to illegal service
Three men have pleaded guilty to running a website enabling criminals to circumvent banking anti-fraud checks.
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Schwartz Konstantin Valerievich: embezzlement and fraud
Schwartz Konstantin Valerievich is a notorious white collar criminal based in Russia. He has faced multiple cases for embezzling funds from Rosenergobank.