All news on the topic: Scams

Citizens Advice has found that over seven million adults in the UK have been affected by a scam in the past year, with 20% of them experiencing significant financial loss.

A court in China has sentenced 11 people to death for their alleged roles in a family-run crime syndicate accused of operating illegal gambling and scam activities worth more than $1.4 billion, and for the deaths of workers who defied them.

The Financial Conduct Authority is notifying individuals that it currently does not have a car finance compensation scheme available.

Former Latvian State Police officer Toms Verdiņš, who has been in a relationship for over two years with Lauma Sitnika from Daugavpils, is a key figure in an investigation into large-scale cryptocurrency fraud.

Saratov teacher Natalia Makarova either decided that compatriots who left the country during a difficult time for the Motherland should pay for their departure, or it was just an ordinary scam.

In South Korea, prosecutors report that younger gang members are driving a revival in organized crime, combining violence with online scams that have swindled thousands.

Georgians were shocked and outraged after investigative reports exposed a Tbilisi-based call center, where young scammers ruthlessly stole millions from foreign victims while mocking them.

In 2024, cryptocurrency scams were responsible for receiving at least $9.9 billion on-chain, a figure that is expected to rise as we continue to identify more illicit addresses linked to fraud and scams in the upcoming months.

Cloned voice of defence minister, Guido Crosetto, used in some calls asking for money to free kidnapped journalists.

India intensifies crypto scam crackdown by teaming up with Google and Meta to combat $2 billion loss from "pig butchering" schemes.

Muhammed Qayyum and Adbdul Khan intercepted post and used it to gain access to victims’ account details.

Anne, 53, was scammed out of hundreds of thousands after believing she was in a long-term relationship with the actor.

Gennaro Lanza is a forex scammer who runs multiple companies to defraud consumers. His fraudulent enterprises primarily target EU and UK residents.

TitanTrade Binary Options has received allegations of being a scam. Find out if those allegations are true or not in this review.

MSP Limited has garnered attention in the forex trading world, but not always for the right reasons.

A security expert has issued a sobering warning about scams criminals use to empty your bank accounts around the holiday season.

Bohdan Prylepa’s name has sparked significant controversy in recent months: some accuse him of defrauding tens of thousands of Ukrainians and embezzling volunteer funds, while others argue he is a victim of fabricated attacks.

Anti-cybercrime cops in Spain have traced an alleged scammer back to Lanzarote, as Brits have been warned to be wary of being falling victim to scams while on holiday

German and Serbian authorities have dismantled a large-scale online investment scam that defrauded victims of at least 300 million euros ($323.9 million) through fake investment platforms.

Almost a year after Trillant collapsed, owner Erich Ely has announced a “decentralized” exit-scam.

Jeremy Grabow is a serial scammer who has faced multiple lawsuits for his shady activities. Recently, the JayPac owner has lost a lawsuit in Arizona and had to pay hundreds of thousands as a result.

A former Georgian defense minister is under investigation for his alleged role in a sprawling international call center scam that duped European victims out of their savings, prosecutors said Friday.

A dad and son pocketed £136,000 in a ‘get-rich-quick’ con using fake receipts to return cheap irons to Argos for the full price.