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A resident of Chandigarh, Gurvinder Pal Kaur, was cheated through a Telegram-based "work-from-home" job fraud, which led to the cybercrime police arresting two persons in connection with the fake job fraud. She was induced to perform fake online review tasks with promises of high commission, ultimately depositing a
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A Perth businessman has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for defrauding clients of more than $34 million in what was described as a "Ponzi scheme". Chris Marco, who was found guilty of 43 counts of fraud, convinced his victims to invest in "private placement programs&
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Former Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey's court appearance was postponed on Monday after he was hospitalized, marking the latest development in his high-profile fraud case. The 54-year-old had previously admitted to deceiving several individuals out of money by falsely claiming he had cancer. Carey's case, which includes
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As the complexity of financial crime schemes continues to grow, financial institutions are being forced to confront the reality that strong, integrated Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and fraud prevention programs are no longer optional – they are essential. The recent 2025 ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference highlighted the convergence of fraud and
Fraud
A Perth businessman has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for defrauding clients of more than $34 million in what was described as a "Ponzi scheme". Chris Marco, who was found guilty of 43 counts of fraud, convinced his victims to invest in "private placement programs&
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Molina Healthcare, Inc. announced third quarter, fiscal 2025 earnings that fell short of analyst expectations, prompting a significant stock price drop. Investors have expressed concern over the company's marketplace business performance, which analysts pointed to as the key factor behind the shortfall. As a result, Molina's
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Puerto Rico's Department of Treasury has been severely impacted by a multi-million-dollar wire fraud and bribery conspiracy involving two public officials, ten individuals, and 14 companies. The scheme, which lasted from November 2021 through April 2025, saw officials Javier Relta-Lebrn and Harry E. Muriel-Falero receive payments in exchange
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iDenfy, a global RegTech service provider, has been recognized as a 'Leader' in the Identity Verification market space on MarketsandMarkets' 360Quadrants platform. This achievement highlights the company's commitment to delivering fully automated, accurate, and secure customer onboarding solutions that help high-risk, regulated businesses prevent fraud
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A 35-year-old finance manager from western suburbs fell prey to a sophisticated cyber fraud, losing ₹5.02 crore to fraudsters who lured him into fake stock market investment. The victim reported the incident to the West Region Cyber Crime Police Station, lodging an FIR on October 16. The crime took
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Call forwarding scams have become a significant issue in the country, with various cases being reported across Maharashtra and nationwide. These scams involve cyber criminals manipulating mobile users into dialling Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) codes to activate call forwarding, which allows fraudsters to intercept messages and calls, leading to
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Goa police are investigating several cases of investment fraud, with cyber cons using fake mobile applications on app stores to lure victims with promises of high returns. The police have received complaints about investment fraud schemes that use SEBI-registered platforms and app stores. In one case, a resident of Dabolim
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As mobile-enabled scams continue to surge worldwide, Jersey Telecom (JT) and FICO, in collaboration with the GSMA, are working together to accelerate the global rollout of Scam Signal, a fraud prevention solution using real-time telephony data to detect and stop scams. The initiative urges mobile network operators to adopt the
