Scams

The U.K.’s financial regulator has warned consumers to be wary of Christmas scams. With inflation in the double figures, many in the country are turning to credit options to help fund their Christmas shopping, and fraudsters are…

A Karachi court issued on Thursday a non-bailable arrest warrant for television and social media personality Waqar Zaka in a case pertaining to an Rs86 million cryptocurrency scam. Earlier this year, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)…

Dozen investigations in Sundre spanning back three months with losses from fraud varying from $5,000 to as much as $170,000 SUNDRE – If it’s too good to be true, it probably is.The Sundre RCMP detachment’s commander recently…

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NEW YORK/NASSAU, Dec 21 (Reuters) - FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried left the Bahamas on Wednesday on a U.S.-bound flight to face fraud charges as federal prosecutors announced that two of his former associates had pleaded guilty to similar…

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Cryptocurrency exchange founder agrees on extradition to U.S.Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has agreed to be extradited back to the U.S. to face federal fraud charges.Ariana Triggs, Associated PressSam…

High-profile fraud cases have caused European authorities to issue advice on how to prevent fraud. While the big European fraud trial of the moment is the Wirecard case, in which former executives of the German payments company are…

A local grandma is warning others about a type of cryptocurrency scam after she had all her Christmas money stolen. ”I’d like to prevent this happening to anyone else,” said Carol Anderson of Chilliwack. “It was devastating.” She…

1. The Black Maritime experienceHillary LeBlanc. Credit: Trevor Lowe/Lowe Light Photography “Growing up in predominantly white Moncton, Hillary LeBlanc had a racial awakening of sorts when she moved to Toronto five years ago and…