Scams

A WOMAN was scammed by answering messages on WhatsApp - and the police are warning others not to fall into the same trap. Hampshire police said the woman, in her 50s and from the Winchester area, was contacted on WhatsApp by someone…

Cyber criminals spent months befriending a trusting pensioner and then syphoned more than $1 million from her bank accounts – one of the biggest frauds of its kind in New Zealand this year. The massive theft was discovered when the…

Eurojust-organized operation in 13 places within Albania. The authorities seized assets worth over $3 million. The European Union criminal justice agency Eurojust engaged with Albanian and Italian law enforcement authorities to prevent…

As nonfungible tokens (NFTs) became more popular, bad actors who constantly try to exploit users within the space have become more active. Now, a new hack involving a feature on the NFT marketplace OpenSea threatens NFT holders through…

Television host and social media activist Waqar Zaka. — Facebook/Waqar Zaka FIA booked Zaka for allegedly maintaining two accounts for cryptocurrency trading. FIA prosecutor directed to submit report regarding execution of…

            CONCORD – United States Attorney Jane E. Young, announced that a federal jury convicted Ian Freeman, 42, of Keene, on all counts of money laundering, conspiracy to launder money, operation of an unlicensed money transmitting…

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…

WCCO digital headlines: Morning of Dec. 22, 2022…